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Karkouli G, Douros K, Moriki D, Moutsatsou P, Giannopoulou I, Maratou E, Koumpagioti D. Dysfunctional Breathing in Children: A Literature Review. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 11:556. [PMID: 38790551 PMCID: PMC11120484 DOI: 10.3390/children11050556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Dysfunctional breathing (DB) describes a respiratory condition that is mainly characterized by abnormal breathing patterns, affecting both children and adults, often leading to intermittent or chronic complaints and influencing physiological, psychological, and social aspects. Some symptoms include breathlessness; dizziness; palpitations; and anxiety, while its classification lies in breathing pattern disorders and upper airway involvement. Its prevalence among the pediatric population varies with a female overrepresentation, while the existence of comorbidities in DB, such as asthma, gastro-esophageal reflux, nasal diseases, and anxiety/depression, frequently leads to misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis and complicates therapeutic approaches. The basic diagnostic tools involve a detailed history, physical examination, and procedures such as structured light plethysmography, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and laryngoscopy when a laryngeal obstruction is present. The management of DB presumes a multidimensional approach encompassing breathing retraining, disease-specific advice through speech and language therapy in the presence of laryngeal obstruction, psychotherapy for fostering self-efficacy, and surgical therapy in a structural abnormality. The current review was developed to provide a summary of classifications of DB and epidemiological data concerning the pediatric population, comorbidities, diagnostic tools, and therapeutic approaches to enhance the comprehension and management of DB in children.
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Affiliation(s)
- Georgia Karkouli
- Allergology and Pulmonology Unit, 3rd Pediatric Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece; (G.K.); (D.M.)
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- Allergology and Pulmonology Unit, 3rd Pediatric Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece; (G.K.); (D.M.)
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- Allergology and Pulmonology Unit, 3rd Pediatric Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece; (G.K.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece; (P.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece; (P.M.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece;
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Lommatzsch M, Criée CP, de Jong CCM, Gappa M, Geßner C, Gerstlauer M, Hämäläinen N, Haidl P, Hamelmann E, Horak F, Idzko M, Ignatov A, Koczulla AR, Korn S, Köhler M, Lex C, Meister J, Milger-Kneidinger K, Nowak D, Nothacker M, Pfaar O, Pohl W, Preisser AM, Rabe KF, Riedler J, Schmidt O, Schreiber J, Schuster A, Schuhmann M, Spindler T, Taube C, Christian Virchow J, Vogelberg C, Vogelmeier CF, Wantke F, Windisch W, Worth H, Zacharasiewicz A, Buhl R. [Diagnosis and treatment of asthma: a guideline for respiratory specialists 2023 - published by the German Respiratory Society (DGP) e. V.]. Pneumologie 2023; 77:461-543. [PMID: 37406667 DOI: 10.1055/a-2070-2135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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The management of asthma has fundamentally changed during the past decades. The present guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of asthma was developed for respiratory specialists who need detailed and evidence-based information on the new diagnostic and therapeutic options in asthma. The guideline shows the new role of biomarkers, especially blood eosinophils and fractional exhaled NO (FeNO), in diagnostic algorithms of asthma. Of note, this guideline is the first worldwide to announce symptom prevention and asthma remission as the ultimate goals of asthma treatment, which can be achieved by using individually tailored, disease-modifying anti-asthmatic drugs such as inhaled steroids, allergen immunotherapy or biologics. In addition, the central role of the treatment of comorbidities is emphasized. Finally, the document addresses several challenges in asthma management, including asthma treatment during pregnancy, treatment of severe asthma or the diagnosis and treatment of work-related asthma.
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- Marek Lommatzsch
- Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Abt. für Pneumologie, Universitätsmedizin Rostock
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- Abteilung für pädiatrische Pneumologie, Abteilung für Pädiatrie, Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern
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- Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf
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- Abteilung für Pneumologie II, Fachkrankenhaus Kloster Grafschaft GmbH, Schmallenberg
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- Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel, Bielefeld
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- Abteilung für Pulmologie, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin II, Medizinische Universität Wien
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- Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde, Geburtshilfe und Reproduktionsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg
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- Schön-Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Berchtesgaden
- Klinik für Innere Medizin Schwerpunkt Pneumologie, Universitätsklinikum Marburg
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- Pneumologie und Beatmungsmedizin, Thoraxklinik, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Deutsche Patientenliga Atemwegserkrankungen, Gau-Bickelheim
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- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
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- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Helios Klinikum Aue
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- Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin, LMU München
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- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e. V
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- Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, Sektion für Rhinologie und Allergie, Universitätsklinikum Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg
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- Gesundheitszentrum Althietzing, Karl Landsteiner Institut für klinische und experimentelle Pneumologie, Wien
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- Zentralinstitut für Arbeitsmedizin und Maritime Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
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- Pneumologie, LungenClinic Großhansdorf, UKSH Kiel
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- Abteilung für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Kardinal Schwarzenberg Klinikum Schwarzach
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- Universitätsklinik für Pneumologie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg
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- Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Neonatologie und Kinderkardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Universitätsmedizin Essen-Ruhrlandklinik
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden
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- Lungenklinik Köln-Merheim, Lehrstuhl für Pneumologie, Universität Witten/Herdecke
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- Pneumologische & Kardiologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Fürth
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Zentrum für Thoraxerkrankungen, Universitätsmedizin Mainz
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Wells C, Makariou I, Barker N, Thevasagayam R, Sonnappa S. Exercise induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) in children and young people: Approaches to assessment and management. Paediatr Respir Rev 2023:S1526-0542(23)00018-0. [PMID: 37210300 DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2023.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Exercise Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (EILO) is characterised by breathlessness, cough and/or noisy breathing particularly during high intensity exercise. EILO is a subcategory of inducible laryngeal obstruction where exercise is the trigger that provokes inappropriate transient glottic or supraglottic narrowing. It is a common condition affecting 5.7-7.5% of the general population and is a key differential diagnosis for young athletes presenting with exercise related dyspnoea where prevalence rates go as high as 34%. Although the condition has been recognised for a long time, little attention, and awareness of the condition results in many young people dropping out of sporting participation due to troublesome symptoms. With evolving understanding of the condition, diagnostic tests and interventions, this review looks to present the current available evidence and best practice when managing young people with EILO.
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- Charlotte Wells
- Department of Respiratory Paediatrics, The Royal Brompton Hospital Part of Guy's and ST Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; University of East Anglia, Health Sciences, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Paediatrics, The Royal Brompton Hospital Part of Guy's and ST Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Paediatrics, The Royal Brompton Hospital Part of Guy's and ST Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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Long term respiratory morbidity in patients with vascular rings: a review. Ital J Pediatr 2023; 49:24. [PMID: 36797770 PMCID: PMC9936697 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-023-01430-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Abnormalities in position and/or branching of the aortic arch can lead to vascular rings that may cause narrowing of the tracheal lumen due to external compression, or constriction of the oesophagus, causing symptoms that vary in relation to the anatomical vascular pattern and the relationship between these structures. Respiratory morbidity related to external airways compression is a major concern in children affected by vascular rings. Clinical presentation depends on the severity of the tracheal lumen reduction and the presence of associated tracheomalacia. Recurrent respiratory infections, wheezing, atelectasis, and hyperinflation are mostly reported. As they are nonspecific and therefore difficult to recognize, attention should be given to all children with history of respiratory distress, extubation failure, noisy breathing, and recurrent respiratory infections. Early diagnosis and referral to specialized centres can prevent the long-term complications and improve the respiratory outcomes of these patients.
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