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Relationship between BCG scar size and asthma in children?
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-13653
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

This case control study was conducted to evaluate any association between the BCG scar size and occurrence of asthma among children between 6-14 years of age.

METHODS:

Cases consisted of 90 asthmatic children. Control group included 90 non-asthmatic children from the emergency room service of the same hospital. The BCG scar was measured as the average of the transverse and longitudinal diameters.

RESULTS:

The results showed that asthmatic subjects have a 3.2 times greater risk exhibiting a scar diameter of less than 5mm than non- asthmatic subjects (CI 95 percent = 1.40 - 7.63 P < 0.01).

CONCLUSION:

It was concluded that asthmatic children and adolescents exhibited a greater frequency of an BCG scar diameter of less than 5mm than non-asthmatics. Clinical significance of this observation is uncertain.
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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Asthma / Female / Humans / Male / BCG Vaccine / Case-Control Studies / Logistic Models / Child / Adolescent / Cicatrix Type of study: Observational study / Risk factors Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Year: 2004 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Asthma / Female / Humans / Male / BCG Vaccine / Case-Control Studies / Logistic Models / Child / Adolescent / Cicatrix Type of study: Observational study / Risk factors Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Year: 2004 Type: Article