Changing the Underlying Causes of Recurrent Pneumonia In Children: A Systematic Review.

Paz Quiñones Cabrera1, M Gratzia Ordóñez Suquilanda1, Jose A Castro-Rodriguez2

  • 1Division of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Pediatric Pulmonology
|November 26, 2025
PubMed
Summary

The causes of recurrent pneumonia in children have shifted, with a decrease in asthma and aspiration, and an increase in congenital conditions and immunodeficiencies. This highlights the need for updated diagnostic strategies for pediatric recurrent pneumonia.

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