Functions Of The Respiratory System
Health Encyclopedia: Asthma Signs And Symptoms In Children
- Asthma Signs and Symptoms in Children
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes of Childhood Asthma
- Childhood Asthma Prognosis
- Childhood Asthma Risk Factors
- Childhood Asthma Diagnosis
Symptoms
In children with asthmatic symptoms, it is particularly important to first consider as a possible cause inhaled foreign objects such as peanuts, viral infections such as croup, and bacterial infections, which may be accompanied by high fever and progress rapidly. Any child who has frequent coughing or respiratory infections should be checked for asthma.
Typical Asthma Symptoms
The classic symptoms of an asthma attack include:
- Wheezing when breathing out is nearly always present during an at...
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