A 6-yr-old boy was admitted to the paediatric department of the University of Heraklion (Heraklion, Greece) with fever (38.5°C), respiratory distress and had been coughing for 2 days. He was well prior to admission.
His past medical history was remarkable for frequent episodes of bronchiolitis and bronchitis from age 7 months until 3 yrs, followed by one episode of bronchitis per year, thereafter. In the second day of life, he was hospitalised for tachypnoea, attributed to laryngomalacia. He was full-term, born by caesarean section, due to decreased heart sounds. His neonatal history was negative. He is the oldest of …