CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPIRATORY PATHOLOGY OF FREQUENTLY ILL AND EPISODICALLY ILL CHILDREN

Аннотация

The article presents these features of clinical symptoms and the course of respiratory infections (RI) in 146 frequently ill children (FICh) and 50 episodically ill children (EICh). Clinical manifestations of RI in the observed FICh were characterized by a complex of specific and nonspecific symptoms, damage to various organs and systems. The main group of FICh consists of children aged 1 to 3 years (61%) and 3 to 4 years (22,6%). The number of children with RI at the age of 5 to 6 years is decreasing, and accounts for 10,9% of the examined FICh. In the clinical aspect, among the diseases of the respiratory tract in FICh, ARI occupies a leading position, followed by pneumonia and bronchitis. Acute rhinopharyngitis occurs in 57,3% of cases of ARI in FICh. RI in FICh and EICh in some cases is accompanied by intestinal dysfunction, which is explained by incomplete formation of intestinal microflora and frequent use of antibiotics.