The Pattern of Comorbidities of Childhood Asthma as Seen in the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

• 作者: Uchenna Onubogu Boma West
• 来源期刊: 呼吸病期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Childhood Asthma Asthma Comorbidity RHINITIS Allergic Conjunctivitis Food Allergy Atopic Dermatitis
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（1）
• 页码范围: 1-18
• 页数: 18页
• 分类号: R56

摘要

Background: Asthma exits with comorbidities which can affect the quality of life of children with asthma. Objective: To identify the common comorbidities with asthma, identify factors associated with the presence of specific comorbidities and evaluate their impact on asthma severity and control among children attending the respiratory clinic in the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital. Materials & Methods: All asthma cases seen in the paediatric respiratory clinic, from 1</span>^{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">st</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> November 2014 to 30</span>^{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">th</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> October 2019 were consecutively recruited. Results: Of 264 children with asthma, 190 (72.0%) had other comorbidities with a F:M ratio of 1.56:1. Difficulty in breathing, chest pain, and the degree of asthma control w</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ere </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">significantly associated with having other comorbidities while SPO</span>_{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> at 1</span>^{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">st</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> consult was significantly lower in children with comorbidities, P value</span></span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.05. Allergic rhinitis 116 (43.9%), adenotonsillar hypertrophy 99 (37.5%), atopic dermatitis 54 (20.5%), allergic conjunctivitis 37 (14%), food allergy 27 (10.2) and Gastroesophageal reflux14 (5.3%) were the commonest comorbidities identified. Majority </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">24</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">88.9%) had allergy to one type of food. Children < 3</span><span style="font-family:""