Acute bronchitis in children
Acute bronchitis or acute tracheobroncitis is an inflammation of the bronchial mucosa caused by various pathogens. Since the trachea is often affected at the same time, it is called acute tracheobroncitis. It is more common and more severe in infants and young children, often complicated or secondary to upper and lower respiratory tract infections, and is a clinical manifestation of measles, whooping cough, typhoid fever and other acute infectious diseases. When bronchitis occurs, the trachea is mostly inflamed at the same time. If the bronchioles are involved, the pathology and symptoms are similar to pneumonia.