• Asthma Signs and Symptoms in Children
• Highlights
• Introduction
• Causes
• Risk Factors
• Prognosis
• Diagnosis

Symptoms

In children with asthmatic symptoms, it is 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 is nearly always present during an attack. Wheezing is a whistling...