Abstract
Twenty-six children were studied prospectively to determine predictive factors for asthma and atopy following bronchiolitis. Clinical and family history, physical examination, blood gases, chest radiographs, and acute and convalescent quantitative immunoglobulins and T cell rosette counts were obtained. Patients were followed for at least 2 years. Acute T cell counts were higher in children who subsequently wheezed. The acute IgE level was significantly higher (> 20 IU) in those children with subsequent wheezing and atopy. These factors may have predictive value.
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