How does childhood asthma affect a child's growth and development?

Childhood asthma can have multiple impacts on a child's growth and development. 1. Recurrent asthma attacks may lead to decreased lung function, thereby limiting the child's physical activity and affecting growth and development, potentially resulting in short stature. 2. Improper asthma treatment or long-term use of corticosteroids may significantly affect the child's growth and development through mechanisms such as hypoxia or suppression of protein synthesis. 3. Asthma may also cause various complications, including arrhythmia, shock, thoracic deformity, rib fractures, pneumothorax, and mediastinal emphysema, which can further threaten the child's health and development. Parents should take childhood asthma seriously and actively cooperate with doctors in its treatment and management to ensure the child's healthy growth.