Long-term outcomes of bronchiolitis in infancy include a higher prevalence of asthma and more obstructive lung function patterns in young adulthood, researchers reported in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
“Knowledge regarding long-term respiratory morbidity in adults with former bronchiolitis is limited, but a few small studies have reported a sustained increased risk of asthma and lower lung function,” Karen Galta Sørensen, PhD candidate in the department of pediatrics at Stavanger University Hospital, Norway, and the department of clinical science at the University of Bergen,