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Recurrent wheezing is an important clinical problem among preschool children. Nearly one third of the children have at least one wheeze episode before three years of age. The aim of this study is to identify general features of chidren with recurrent wheezing. METHODS: Six hundred and ninety-one children attemted to pediatric allergy clinic for recurrent wheezing more than 3 attacks per year, were evaluated retrospectively. Questionary forms were filled for demographic, clinical and laboratory features. Results: Two hundred and fifteen (31%) girls, 476 (69%) boys, 691 children were evaluated retrospectively. Onset of symptoms were 0-1 year in 52.2%patients, 0-3 years in 76.4%patients, after 6 years in 9.9%patients. Most of the attacks were usually in winter (54.4%). Ninete percent of patients had symptoms between attacks. Forty-nine percent of our patients were hospitalized, mostly before 1 year of age. Consangunity was 11.2%whereas atopy and asthma was seen respectively 42.2%, 22.4%in family members. Most patients were the first child of the family (54.8%). Recurrent wheezing is a clinical problem in which atopy is an important risk factor, usually starting before 3 years of age and 34.9%is transitory.

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