pediatrics
Bronchiolitis
Prognosis for Bronchiolitis
Prognosis is excellent. Most children recover in 3 to 5 days without sequelae, although wheezing and cough may continue for 2 to 4 weeks. Mortality is<0.1% when medical care is adequate. An increased incidence of asthma is suspected in children who have had bronchiolitis in early childhood, but the association is controversial because the children who later develop asthma may be more severely affected by RSV and therefore more likely to come to medical attention. The incidence seems to decrease as children age. 