Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ›› 2023, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (5): 333-338.doi: 10.12372/jcp.2022.23e0163

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Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pulmonary function in children with asthma

WANG Jinrong1, MIAO Yu1, MA Guangzeng2, CAO Luofei2   

  1. 1. Department of Pediatric, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
    2. Second Clinical Medical College of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250004, Shandong, China
  • Received:2023-03-13 Online:2023-05-15 Published:2023-05-10

Abstract:

The pandemic of COVID-19 raises new challenges in the management of pediatric asthma. We analyzed airway injury in children with asthma from molecular mechanism to pathological alterations and explored the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on pulmonary function, which will inform clinicians in the diagnosis and management of childhood asthma in the context of the new coronavirus epidemic.

Key words: respiratory virus, SARS-CoV-2, lung function, bronchial asthma, child