Association of Sensitization to Different Aeroallergens With Airway Function and Nasal Patency in Urban Children.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Children with sensitization to aeroallergens have decreased lung function and nasal patency. Our purpose was to determine the association of sensitization to different aeroallergens with airway function and nasal patency.

Methods

Four hundred and eighty-six randomly selected 11 year-old children who lived in Seongnam City were examined. Serum specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels against 6 common allergens (Dermatophagoidesfarinae, birch, cat, dog, Japanese hop and Alternaria), impulse oscillometry (IOS) results for the evaluation of airway dysfunction, and acoustic rhinometry for the determination of nasal airway patency were obtained.

Results

IOS indicated that children sensitized to Alternaria (n = 38, 7.8%) and dog dander (n = 69, 14.

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6557775 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature