TY - JOUR
T1 - Turbinate hypertrophy in children with allergic rhinitis: Clinical relevance
AU - Ciprandi, Giorgio
AU - Tosca, Maria Angela
AU - Gallo, Fabio
AU - Passali, Giulio Cesare
AU - Ameli, Franco
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common immune-mediated disorder in childhood as it may affect up to 40% of children. Turbinate hypertrophy (TH) is an important sign as reliably predicts AR both in children and adults. Consistently, nasal obstruction is a very common symptom in AR patients and is closely linked with turbinate hypertrophy. This study investigated 544 (304 males) children with AR to define factors associated with TH. TH was diagnosed in 438 (80.81%) AR children. The multivariate analysis demonstrated a significant association between age, male gender, and recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM), and TH (p-values: 0.0219, <0.0001, and 0.0003, respectively; OR 0.87, 3.97, and 0.22 respectively). In conclusion, this real-life study showed that TH was very frequent in children with AR and age, male gender, and RAOM were significantly associated with TH. (www.actabiomedica.it).
AB - Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common immune-mediated disorder in childhood as it may affect up to 40% of children. Turbinate hypertrophy (TH) is an important sign as reliably predicts AR both in children and adults. Consistently, nasal obstruction is a very common symptom in AR patients and is closely linked with turbinate hypertrophy. This study investigated 544 (304 males) children with AR to define factors associated with TH. TH was diagnosed in 438 (80.81%) AR children. The multivariate analysis demonstrated a significant association between age, male gender, and recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM), and TH (p-values: 0.0219, <0.0001, and 0.0003, respectively; OR 0.87, 3.97, and 0.22 respectively). In conclusion, this real-life study showed that TH was very frequent in children with AR and age, male gender, and RAOM were significantly associated with TH. (www.actabiomedica.it).
KW - Allergic rhinitis
KW - Children
KW - Clinical visit
KW - Nasal endoscopy
KW - Turbinate hypertrophy
KW - Allergic rhinitis
KW - Children
KW - Clinical visit
KW - Nasal endoscopy
KW - Turbinate hypertrophy
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/149092
UR - https://www.mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/download/9254/8577
U2 - 10.23750/abm.v91i1-S.9254
DO - 10.23750/abm.v91i1-S.9254
M3 - Article
SN - 0392-4203
VL - 91
SP - 43
EP - 47
JO - ACTA BIO-MEDICA DE L'ATENEO PARMENSE
JF - ACTA BIO-MEDICA DE L'ATENEO PARMENSE
ER -