Background: The influence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection on bronchiolitis remains unclear. Additionally, reports on the efficacies of leukotriene receptor antagonists in the treatment of bronchiolitis have been inconclusive.
Methods: Children with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-induced bronchiolitis were divided into two groups: RSV+MP group and RSV group. Each group was randomly divided into two subgroups: one received routine and placebo treatment, while the other received routine and montelukast treatment for 9 months. The cumulative numbers of wheezing episodes and recurrent respiratory tract infections were recorded. Blood parameters were determined.
Results: Patients in the RSV+MP group exhibited an older average age, fever, more frequent flaky and patchy shadows in chest X-rays, more frequent extrapulmonary manifestations, and longer hospital stays compared with patients in the RSV group. Additionally, higher baseline blood eosinophil counts, eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), total immunoglobulin E (IgE), interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, IL-4/interferon-γ ratios, leukotriene (LT) B4, and LTC4, and lower baseline lipoxin A4 (LXA4)/LTB4 ratios were observed in the RSV+MP group compared with the RSV group. Montelukast treatment decreased the cumulative numbers of recurrent wheezing episodes and recurrent respiratory tract infections at 9 and 12 months. This efficacy may be related to the montelukast-induced reductions in peripheral eosinophil counts, ECP and total IgE, as well as the montelukast-dependent recovery in T helper (Th) 1/Th2 balance and LXA4/LTB4 ratios in children with bronchiolitis.
Conclusions: RSV bronchiolitis with MP infection was associated with clinical and laboratory features that differed from those of RSV bronchiolitis without MP infection. Add-on therapy with montelukast for 9 months was beneficial for children with bronchiolitis at 9 and 12 months after the initiation of treatment.
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