CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CLINICAL COURSE OF COVID-19 INFECTION ON THE BACKGROUND OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDREN

Abstract

Purpose of the study. Determination of the features of the clinical course of COVID-19 infection against the background of bronchial asthma in children. Materials and methods of research. 51 sick children aged 7 to 18 years who had suffered a corona viral infection were under observation. The control group consisted of 35 children of the same age. Results. The main difference in the clinical picture of corona virus infection in children of the main group was that in children of the first group a dry, painful cough predominated, and in children of the second group - loss of smell and low grade body temperature. Conclusion. Patients in the main group experienced asthma attacks during the coronavirus infec tion, but in children who regularly took medications for asthma, there was no worsening of their condition due to the addi tion of the coronavirus.