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Unique problems of pneumonia in obese children: a literature review



Abstract

Background: Obesity in children has its impact when the child experiences infectious conditions common in childhood, such as pneumonia. The increasing incidence of obesity in children in the last three decades forms the basis for compiling this review article. This review article aims to provide current insights about the impact of obesity on respiratory physiology, inflammatory conditions in pneumonia, and drug pharmacodynamics.

Methods: This literature review uses the latest literature relevant to matters affecting pneumonia management and clinical approach in children with obesity. This literature was obtained from various sources of other scientific literature.

Results: Obesity affects the respiratory physiology of children to collapse more easily, energy use becomes less efficient, children become tired, and hypoxemia occurs easily. Obesity also increases the degree and ease of inflammation in pneumonia and affects the pharmacodynamics of several drugs commonly used to manage pneumonia.

Conclusion: Management of pneumonia in children with obesity requires vigilance and more stringent monitoring and adjustment of drug doses.

Keywords: Children Obesity Pneumonia Review Article

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Mayangsari, A. S. M. (2023). Unique problems of pneumonia in obese children: a literature review. Intisari Sains Medis, 14(2), 691–695. https://doi.org/10.15562/ism.v14i2.1655
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