Bronchiolitis 細支氣管炎(英文). 2021/1/27. Definition. Bronchiolitis is an inflammation of the small ...HygieneEducationHealthEducationHomeHygieneEducationBronchiolitis細支氣管炎(英文)HygieneEducationHealthEducationBronchiolitis細支氣管炎(英文)文章分享Home分享至FaceBook分享至LineQrcode列印下載A-A+Bronchiolitis細支氣管炎(英文)2021/1/27DefinitionBronchiolitisisaninflammationofthesmallpassagesinthelungs(bronchioles),usuallycausedbyaviralinfection.CausesBronchiolitisusuallyaffectschildrenundertheageof2,withapeakageof3to6months.Itisacommon,sometimessevereillness.Respiratorysyncytialvirus(RSV)isonecommoncause.Othervirusescausingbronchiolitisinclude:•Adenovirus •Influenza •ParainfluenzaThevirusistransmittedfrompersontopersonbydirectcontactwithnasalsecretionsorbyairbornedroplets.AlthoughRSVgenerallycausesonlymildsymptomsinanadult,itcancauseasevereillnessinaninfant.Bronchiolitisisseasonalandappearsmoreofteninthefallandwintermonths.Itisaverycommonreasonforinfantstobehospitalizedduringwinterandearlyspring.Itisestimatedthatbythefirstyear,morethanhalfofallinfantshavebeenexposedtoRSV.SymptomsSomechildrenhaveinfectionswithfeworminorsymptoms.Bronchiolitisbeginsasamildupperrespiratoryinfectionthat,overaperiodof2to3days,candevelopintoincreasingrespiratorydistresswithwheezinganda"tight"wheezycough.Theinfant'sbreathingratemayincreasealot(tachypnea),andtheinfantmaybecomeirritableoranxious-looking.Ifthediseaseissevereenough,theinfantmayturnbluish(cyanotic),whichisanemergency.Astheeffortofbreathingincreases,parentsmayseethechild'snostrilsflaringwitheachbreathandthemusclesbetweentheribsretracting(intercostalretractions)asthechildtriestobreatheinair.Thiscanbeexhaustingforthechild,andveryyounginfantsmaybecomesotiredthattheyhavedifficultymaintainingbreathing.PossibleComplicationsAirwaysdisease,includingasthma,laterinlifeRespiratoryfailureSecondaryinfection,suchaspneumonia若有任何疑問，請不吝與我們聯絡電話：(04)22052121分機2128/2132/2135HE-50008-E中國醫藥大學附設醫院暨體系院所回上頁Qrcode×}