Clinical features of chronic bronchitis and genetic risk factors for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adolescent smokers

  • Svitlana Ilchenko Dnipropetrovsk medical academy of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine
  • Anastasiia Fialkovska SI "Dnipropetrovsk medical academy of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Keywords: chronic bronchitis, COPD, tobacco smoking, adolescents

Abstract

Chronic bronchitis (CB) is a multifactorial disease with complex internal and external etiological risk factors. One of the main risk factors for the development of CB in adolescence and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults is tobacco smoking. It is also known that an important internal risk factor for the development of СB is a genetic predisposition

Author Biographies

Svitlana Ilchenko, Dnipropetrovsk medical academy of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Svitlana Ilchenko, MD, Ph.D., Doctor of Medical Science (Ukraine), is a Professor in the Department of Propedeutics of Pediatric Diseases, SI "Dnipropetrovsk medical academy of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine"; 9 Vernadsky str, Dnipro, 49044 Ukraine
Anastasiia Fialkovska, SI "Dnipropetrovsk medical academy of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Anastasiia Fialkovska, MD, PhD, is an assistant of Professor in the Department of Propedeutics of Pediatric Diseases, SI "Dnipropetrovsk medical academy of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine"; 9, Vernadsky str., Dnipro, 49044, Ukraine
Published
2019-08-04
How to Cite
Ilchenko, S., & Fialkovska, A. (2019). Clinical features of chronic bronchitis and genetic risk factors for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adolescent smokers. International Journal of Integrative Pediatrics and Environmental Medicine, 4(1), 4-9. https://doi.org/10.36013/ijipem.v4i1.40
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