THE POSSIBILITY OF USING SPIROMETRY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTION-ASSOCIATED RECURRENT OBSTRUCTIVE BRONCHITIS

Abstract

Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is the most common disorders of childhood. In case of infections in the lower respiratory tract in children may be repeated bronchial manifestations. In these cases, it is a recurrent obstructive bronchitis (ROB). To objectively assess the functional status of external breathing children spirometry was performed on the machine MIR-II (Country of origin – Italy). The aim of study was evaluate the possibility of using spirometry to differentiate between infectious and allergic associate ROB in children during acute broncho-obstructive syndrome. The study involved 77 children aged 10 months to 5 years to 11 years and 6 months. The study involved children which according to an objective review was diagnosed obstructive bronchitis. Of these, 38 children (49,4 %) established infection-associated version of the paper, while 39 (50,7 %) was determined option allergic disease. The results of spirometry in children of both groups against the backdrop of the manifestations of bronchial obstruction defined normal values of respiratory parameters static, however, were reduced dynamic performance that is typical of bronchial obstruction syndrome.