The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with asthma / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases in children.One of the important reasons for its recurrent exacerbations is respiratory virus infection.Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19), caused by 2019 novel coronavirus(2019-nCoV), has induced a large global outbreak.However, the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on asthmatic children remain unclear.This article summarizes the susceptibility of children with asthma to 2019-nCoV, the severity of asthma combined with COVID-19, treatment and management recommendations, asthma control, and the changes of mental health conditions during the uptrend period of COVID-19 epidemic.It may provide helpful evidence for clinical practice.