CXCL12 and CXCL13 are potential biomarkers for RSV bronchiolitis severity and recurrence risk, with elevated levels indicating severe cases and recurrent wheezing, respectively. RSV remains a major ...

Bronchiolitis, primarily caused by RSV, is a serious respiratory condition in infants that can lead to severe mucus build-up and breathing difficulties. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD explains how ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes symptoms like sneezing and coughing. In children, especially those under 2 years old, RSV can also cause bronchiolitis, which is inflammation of the small ...

Constrictive bronchiolitis obliterans is an important respiratory illness because of its underlying irreversible fibrotic process, and is defined as concentric fibrosis in the bronchiolar submucosal ...

Bronchiolitis is a lung infection that mostly occurs in infants in the autumn and winter months, although adults may also develop it. This infection, which affects the lower airways, can be severe and ...

Babies discharged from the emergency department (ED) for bronchiolitis saw mixed benefits from enhanced nasal suctioning, a randomized trial found. Additional resource use -- a composite of ...

RSV testing among infants has increased since 2015, with significant growth post-COVID-19, yet outpatient testing remains low. The study analyzed 20,752 bronchiolitis encounters across four healthcare ...

UPMC Pinnacle’s Heritage Pediatrics is still seeing influenza, stomach viruses, and strep throat. In the past week, they also started seeing more croup. Croup can start out similarly to influenza and ...

There are several causes and clinical settings associated with the CB obliterans lesion ( Box 1). Idiopathic obliterative bronchiolitis disorder is rare and has been described in only a few case ...