Development of Stenotic Laryngotracheitis in Children Depending on Respiratory and Allergic Status

Abstract

The problem of acute laryngotracheitis is caused not only by its high prevalence, possibility of a number of complications and lethal outcome, but also by the fact that very often acute stenotic laryngotracheitis tends to recur. Besides, in recent years there is a tendency of increasing frequency of repeated episodes of laryngotracheitis in children, which not only complicates the course of respiratory disease, but can also lead to life-threatening condition ("false" lap). In this connection, it is of certain practical interest to study the peculiarities of stenotic laryngotracheitis formation depending on respiratory and allergic anamnesis.