Pediatric Inflammatory Diseases of the Respiratory Tract

我们将探索检测因局部和/或全身刺激引起的过敏、免疫功能障碍和过敏反应引起的呼吸道疾病儿童的炎症反应的技术。重点将放在非侵入性方法上，但不限于这些调查方法。我们将尝试利用这些信息来确定是否有炎症介质可以诊断或代表疾病的严重程度，并在这些疾病的管理中有用。

We will explore techniques in the detection of inflammation in children with respiratory diseases due to allergy, immunologic dysfunction, and hypersensitivity reactions as a result of local and/or systemic provocation. The emphasis will focus on non-invasive methods but will not be limited to these methods of investigation. We will attempt to use this information to determine if there are inflammatory mediators that may be diagnostic or representative of disease severity and useful in the management of these diseases.