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Asthma/drug therapy , Activities of Daily Living , Adolescent , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Adrenergic beta-Agonists/therapeutic use , Allergens/immunology , Aminophylline/therapeutic use , Child , Child, Preschool , Forecasting , Hospitalization , Humans , Patient Compliance , Preventive MedicineSubject(s)
Asthma/rehabilitation , Asthma/drug therapy , Asthma/psychology , Breathing Exercises , Child , Emotions , Humans , Physical Exertion , Physical Therapy Modalities , PsychotherapyABSTRACT
One cannot visit modern day mainland China without being impressed with the apparent vastness of the population which seems ever on the move. While manifestations of allergic disease among Chinese children resemble those seen in western countries, some factors peculiar to China, such as life style, diet, housing and absence of household pets, influence age of onset and geographic distribution of some allergic syndromes in Chinese children.
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Hypersensitivity , Pediatrics , China , Diet , Housing , Hypersensitivity/therapy , Life StyleABSTRACT
Patients with Kartagener's syndrome have shown electron photomicrographic abnormalities of nasal or bronchial cilia in addition to functional defects of mucociliary transport (immotile cilia syndrome). This report describes a boy with Kartagener's syndrome and chronic otitis media who demonstrates electron photomicrographic abnormalities of middle ear cilia, confirming the important role of cilia in providing protection against infection of the middle ear.
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Cilia/ultrastructure , Ear, Middle/ultrastructure , Kartagener Syndrome/pathology , Child , Chronic Disease , Humans , Kartagener Syndrome/complications , Male , Mucous Membrane/ultrastructure , Otitis Media/complicationsSubject(s)
Asthma/rehabilitation , Adaptation, Psychological , Child , Chronic Disease , Humans , Methods , Parents/education , Physician-Patient RelationsABSTRACT
Patients with urticaria and angioedema admitted to CHMC were analyzed. The most common etiologic factor for the urticaria was infection (in 45% of the cases), while drugs or medications were responsible in 10% of patients. Almost half of the children received corticosteroids for the treatment of their urticaria.
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Child, Hospitalized , Urticaria , Adolescent , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Angioedema/etiology , Bronchial Spasm/etiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Dermatitis/etiology , Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions , Eosinophils , Female , Fever of Unknown Origin/etiology , Histamine H1 Antagonists/therapeutic use , Humans , Infant , Male , Urticaria/complications , Urticaria/drug therapy , Urticaria/etiology , Virus Diseases/complicationsABSTRACT
The question of the relationship between exercise and asthma dates back to the second century A.D. and was not resolved until R.S. Jones and co-authors in 1962 reported that there were in reality two effects on the asthmatic patient from exercise depending on the duration of the exercise. Short-term exercise of less than four minutes resulted in bronchodilatation, whereas longer-term exercise resulted in bronchoconstriction. Exercise-induced bronchospasm occurs in all ages but is more common in children, developing in 85% of boys and 65% of girls with severe asthma. Pulmonary function tests are valuable in identifying these patients as well as their response to various drugs. With this information specific recommendations may be made for the prevention and control of exercise-induced bronchospasm, thus allowing asthmatic children to cope with their peers in exercise programs and competitive sports.
