COVID – 19 and bronchial asthma in children: clinical and functional characteristics

Abstract

Coronaviruses are among the pathogens that cause up to 15% of seasonal acute respiratory viral infections in children and are the cause of asthma exacerbations . Currently, there is no unambiguous opinion regarding the features of the pathophysiology of asthma in patients with confirmed COVID-19. Theoretically, AD patients have an increased susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and a propensity for more severe COVID-19 .