Tag Archives: Down syndrome
Constitutional deficit and congenital heart disease
The study compared hospitalization rates for acute respiratory infection in children with congenital heart disease without Down syndrome and Down syndrome children with and without heart disease, all under 24 months. The results showed that hospital admissions for respiratory infections, especially RSV dominate syndrome children. “As a specific example among those with mild heart disease [...]
Respiratory infections and Down syndrome
The respiratory microorganism known as baby virus causes a localized infection of the respiratory system, but is generally mild, in certain risk groups, the consequences can be of greater severity. It was thought that children were born prematurely who were more likely to be infected by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as they have fewer defenses. [...]