Do clinical investigations predict long-term wheeze? A follow-up of pediatric respiratory outpatients.
Carmen C M de JongEva Sl PedersenMyrofora GoutakiDaniel TrachselJuerg BarbenClaudia E KuehniPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2019)
Reported exercise-induced wheeze and wheeze triggered by pets or pollen were important predictors of wheeze persistence into adolescence. None of the clinical tests predicted wheeze more strongly than reported symptoms. Clinical tests might be important for asthma diagnosis but medical history is more helpful in predicting prognosis in children referred for asthma.