The Bidirectional Relationship Between Asthma and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Which Came First?

J Pediatr. 2016 Sep:176:10-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.05.058. Epub 2016 Jun 16.

Authors

Yap Zhi Min¹, Padmaja Subbarao², Indra Narang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore.
² Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27318377
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.05.058

No abstract available

Keywords: asthma; obstructive sleep apnea; pediatrics; sleep-disordered breathing.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Asthma / complications*
Asthma / diagnosis
Asthma / therapy
Child
Child, Preschool
Comorbidity
Humans
Polysomnography
Risk Factors
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / complications*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy