CHILDREN WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMA COMPLICATED WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS IN QINGDAO: A QUESTIONNAIRE INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS

Objective To investigate the condition of children suffering from bronchial asthma complicated with allergic rhinitis in Qingdao and the relationship between the two conditions.Methods A random sampling of 372 asthma patients,aged ≤14 years old,confirmed in out-patient department of our hospital,from May 2010 to October 2011,were divided into simple asthma group(Group 1,232 cases),bronchial asthma complicated with allergic rhinitis group(Group 2,140 cases),and 372 children with non-respiratory tract diseases(Group 3) served as controls.A questionnaire was used to survey their parents on general condition,concomitant diseases history of allergy,and treatment.Results The history of allergy of individuals and family members were more recorded in groups 1 and 2 than in group 3(χ2=47.11-149.73,P0.05).In group 2,the history of skin allergy was more than that in group 1(χ2=8.50,P0.05).Of the patients with combined asthma and allergic rhinitis,63(45.0%) appeared as allergic rhinitis first,and 55(39.3%) as asthma first.Of the 372 patients,72.1% of them received treatment for rhinitis with antihistamine drugs alone or combined with antihistamine drugs and glucocorticoids.Conclusion Bronchial asthma or allergic rhinitis is actually the same disease that appears in different sites,there is a correlation between them.An active combined prevention and treatment may improve the therapeutic effect.