Symptom-pattern status | |
Episodic (viral) wheeze | “Wheezing during discrete time periods, often in association with clinical evidence of a viral cold, with absence of wheeze between episodes” [11] |
Multiple-trigger wheeze | “Wheezing that shows discrete exacerbations, but also symptoms between episodes” triggered by dust, cold air, exercise, laughter, etc. [11] |
Atopic status | |
Atopic wheeze | Wheezer who is skin-prick test-positive and/or has current eczema |
Nonatopic wheeze | Wheezer who is skin-prick test-negative and has no eczema |
Current wheeze status | |
Current symptomatic | Wheezer with a history of at least one wheezing episode in the past 12 months |
Current asymptomatic | Wheezer with no wheezing episodes in the past 12 months |