Updates on Children with Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma during the COVID-19 Outbreak.
J Clin Med
; 10(11)2021 May 24.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1244047
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
During the lockdown period caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we monitored via online survey the trend of allergic symptoms and the therapeutic compliance in patients followed at our center. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
In June 2020, we selected children followed at the Allergy and Immunology Service of Umberto I Hospital, aged between 6 and 16 years old, diagnosed with asthma and/or rhinitis and sensitized to grass pollen or dust mite. We sent an email with 12 multiple-choice questions investigating several areas type of disease and sensitization, recurrence of symptoms, medication use during lockdown compared to the same period of the previous year.RESULTS:
The results of 82 questionnaires showed that 17.8% of patients suffered from asthma, 24.4% from rhinitis, and 57.8% from both. Within the group of asthmatic children, most of them presented an improvement of their symptoms. Likewise, with regard to allergic rhinitis, most of them reported better clinical conditions. Regarding treatment, we observed a global decrease in the use of on-demand therapies (salbutamol, nasal corticosteroid, and antihistamine) for both pathologies. In addition, there was a reduction in the use of basal therapy for asthma and rhinitis from 2019 (23.3%) to 2020 (15.5%).CONCLUSIONS:
Our data show a general trend of clinical improvement and a reduction in the use of on-demand and basal therapy in allergic children during the lockdown.
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jcm10112278
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