Laser puncture effect on immunoglobulin E and ventilatory functions of moderate asthmatic children

ABSTRACT

Asthma is a growing problem throughout the World. It is the most common chronic chest illness of childhood, approximately 11 to 15% of children less than 18 years of age suffer from repeated asthmatic attacks. The aim of this study is to detect whether Laser puncture has an effect on total serum lgE and ventilatory functions in children suffering from moderate persistent bronchial asthma. The effect of Laser puncture was investigated on lgE and Ventilatory Function in Children with moderate bronchial asthma. Thirty asthmatic children [19 boys and 17 girls] participated in the study. Their age raged from 6 to 11 years - they were divided randomly into 2 groups - the group A comprised of 20 children who received Laser puncture and group B received placebo treatment. The results showed reduction of total serum IgE and improvement of ventilatory function measurements [Forced Vital Capacity [FVC], Forced Expiratory Volume [FEV] and Maximum Voluntary Ventilation [MVV]] in both groups, but the percentage of improvement of all variables were significantly higher in group A- following Laser therapy. Laser puncture was advised to be used as one of new trends in treatment of asthmatic children because it controls asthmatic reaction