Tuberculosis is a droplet infection caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. IT spreads by inhaling droplets produced by an infected person when he/she coughs and releases bacteria in small droplets in the air. This is also called an aerosol infection Tuberculosis is spread by aerosol or droplet infection Identifying close contacts of a person […]

Foreign body aspiration when an object is accidentally inhaled into the airways. It occurs very commonly in children less than 4 years olds. Since toddlers explore everything by putting it in their mouths, they tend to jump and run with food in their mouths and their airways protective mechanisms are not very well developed, they […]

The best treatment option for childhood asthma, which is presently not very uncommon in India, is to give inhaled corticosteroids as controller or preventer therapy. International Respiratory societies and working groups have recommended the use of inhaled steroids to achieve asthma control and improve quality of life (QoL) of these children over many years now. […]

The use of e-cigarettes or other ‘vaping’ devices has become the new fashionable habit not only amongst adults but also teens and young adults. Vaping is extremely rampant globally and in the United States of America,1 in 4 high school students and 1 in 25 middle school students were found to have used a vaping […]

Allergy test can be really beneficial in children with allergic manifestations. Skin prick test is a type of allergy test in which sensitization to different allergens can be demonstrated on the skin. This helps in identifying culprit allergens so that avoidance measures can be implemented. Knowledge of allergen sensitization and its correlation with clinical history […]

Stridor is a loud high-pitched sound that is produced while breathing when a baby tries to breathe through a blocked or narrow upper airway. This block can be in the nose, throat, pharynx or in the voice box or larynx.  Stridor can be present in a baby since birth or can develop later in life. […]