SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.92 número1Vacuna HPV: ¿la recomiendan los pediatras de diferentes prestadores de salud en Montevideo?Prolongación del intervalo QT durante hipotermia terapéutica en un recién nacido con encefalopatía hipóxico isquémica: a propósito de un caso índice de autoresíndice de materiabúsqueda de artículos
Home Pagelista alfabética de revistas  

Servicios Personalizados

Revista

Articulo

Links relacionados

Compartir


Archivos de Pediatría del Uruguay

versión impresa ISSN 0004-0584versión On-line ISSN 1688-1249

Resumen

AMARO, Verónica; AKIKI, Anabel; MOREIRA, Isabel  y  PINCHAK, Catalina. Characteristics of patients with severe and difficult-to-control asthma assisted at the Pediatric Pneumology Department of the Pereira Rossell Children Hospital Center. Arch. Pediatr. Urug. [online]. 2021, vol.92, n.1, e207.  Epub 01-Jun-2021. ISSN 0004-0584.  https://doi.org/10.31134/ap.92.1.14.

Introduction:

asthma is the most frequent chronic respiratory disease in children. Severe asthma accounts for less than 5% of all pediatric asthma cases, and shows high morbidity rates, healthcare costs, and even mortality.

Objectives:

to analyze the clinical and functional characteristics, and comorbidities of patients with severe asthma.

Material and methods:

descriptive, analytical, retrospective, and transversal study on patients with severe asthma, treated at Pereira Rossell Children Hospital Center between 1/1/2019 and 1/1/2020. Inclusion criteria: children and adolescents of between 5 and 15 years of age with a diagnosis of severe and difficult-to-treat asthma.

Results:

15 patients included, 9 females, with a mean age of 10.4 years. All patients showed an early onset of symptoms, beginning at preschool age. 8/15 patients’ first-degree relatives had a record of asthma. Tobacco exposure was present in 8/15. Adherence was correct in 6/15. The inhalation technique was adequate in 11/15. Allergic rhinitis was the most frequent comorbidity assessed, present in 12 out of 15 cases, while obesity was present in 3 out of 15 cases.

Conclusions:

in the period analyzed, severe asthma accounts for 3.8% of all asthma cases. Most were difficult-to-treat asthma cases (11/15) due to underlying modifiable or reversible factors that prevent asthma control.

Palabras clave : Asthma; Drug resistance.

        · resumen en Español | Portugués     · texto en Español     · Español ( pdf )