Wheezing in pediatric age group

Abstract

Audible sounds associated with breathing can provide important diagnostic information on the site and nature of respiratory disease. Wheezing is a common sound and is usually indicative of obstruction of the intra-thoracic airways-usually medium or smaller airways-but occasionally is due to localized narrowing of a major bronchus or even the trachea. This article discusses the important causes of wheezy breathing from a pathophysiological standpoint