Respiratory disorders

Abstract

Introduction 317 Asthma 317 Cystic fibrosis 320 Bronchopulmonary dysplasia 323 Conclusions 325 Key learning points 325 References 325 * Non-randomized controlled trials, cohort study, etc. ** One or more well designed randomized controlled trials *** Systematic review or meta-analysis The impact on growth of chronic respiratory disease has always been a matter of great concern to the affected children, their parents and their medical advisers. When bronchiectasis was a common condition in children, one of its characteristic features was growth retardation. Fortunately, except when it is associated with cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis is a rare problem in most developed countries.