2024/12/31 by Mezri, S., BenM'hamed R, Akkari KH +5
#Enfant #Lifequality #Pediatricpopu- lation #Qualitédevie #Rhinite #Rhinitis #Sensibilisation #Sensibilization
paper · doi:10.71566/pist-rmp-194802
Introduction:Allergicrhinitis(AR)waslongconsideredasminorsymptomofallergicdiseaseandits treatmentstill non codified. However, several studies have focused on the link between this entityand the othermanifestations ofatopicpathologyespeciallyasthmaaswellaswellitsnegativeimpactonthequalityoflife. Theaimofourwork wastostudytheallergicprofileoftheconfirmedRAinthepediatricpopulationandItsimpactonqualityoflife. Methods:WeconductedacohortstudythatcollectschildrenfollowedforconfirmedARduringtheperiod fromoctober2017toapril2018. Weusedaquestionnairestudyingthequalityoflifeofchildren(schooling, sociallife,physicalactivity)beforeandaftertreatment. . Theminimumfeedbackundertreatmentwassixmonths. Results:Fortychildrenwereincludedinthestudywithanaverageageofnineyears. Nasalobstruction ,nasaldischarge(75%)andsleepdisorders(65%)werethemainsdescribedsymptoms. Aschoolfailurewasreportedin12cases,mainlyreportedtolackof concentration. Themooddisorderswerelessdescri- bed. Threechildrenwereknownasthmaticsandone casearerecentlydiscovered. Miteswerethemost commonallergenfollowedbypollen. Thetreatment wasbasedonlocalsteroidandoralantihistamine. Theimprovementwasclearin45%ofthepatients. Conclusion:ManagementofRAinchildrenremains poorlycodifiedandtherapeuticresultsareoftenbe- lowexpectations. Thesearchforanassociatedasth- mamustbesystematic. Theimpactonthequalityof lifeistobeconsideredintheadaptationoftreatment.