GAstroesophAGeAl reFlUX diseAse in Children With reCUrrent CroUp

Introduction. episodic croup occurs most often in children between 0.5 and 3 years of age. recurrent croup presents most oftenin older children. it shows an association with gastroesophageal reflux disease, allergy and laryngeal abnormalities.Aim. the aim of this study was to explore the relationshi...

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Main Authors: Krzysztof Ślączka, Marcin Dziekiewicz, Monika Jabłońska-Jesionowska, lidia Zawadzka-głos
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Published: Borgis 2016-12-01
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author Krzysztof Ślączka
Marcin Dziekiewicz
Monika Jabłońska-Jesionowska
lidia Zawadzka-głos
author_facet Krzysztof Ślączka
Marcin Dziekiewicz
Monika Jabłońska-Jesionowska
lidia Zawadzka-głos
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description Introduction. episodic croup occurs most often in children between 0.5 and 3 years of age. recurrent croup presents most oftenin older children. it shows an association with gastroesophageal reflux disease, allergy and laryngeal abnormalities.Aim. the aim of this study was to explore the relationship between recurrent croup and gastroesophageal reflux disease inchildren with the history of at least one episode of severe croup.Material and methods. the study included 22 children with recurrent croup admitted to the department of pediatric otolaryngology of the medical University of Warsaw between the years 2013 and 2016. information concerning leading symptoms andmedical history was obtained from the medical documentation of the patients. All the patients underwent rigid laryngoscopyand were diagnosed using 24-hours, single probe esophageal ph monitoring.Results. 22 children aged between 1.5 year to 7.5 years were examined and their medical records were analyzed. An acid refluxwas diagnosed in fourteen patients (63.6%) and the mean reflux index was 11.6. on endoscopic examination of the larynx,15 patients (61.8%) had normal findings, 7 patients (31.8%) were diagnosed with an airway abnormality including: 3 cases oflaryngeal cleft (type i), 2 cases of laryngomalacia, 1 case of subglottic stenosis, 1 case of vocal fold nodules. in 5 cases (22.7%),Gerd coexisted with larynx abnormalities.Conclusions. All the children with recurrent croup should be diagnosed for both gastroesophageal reflux disease and laryngealabnormalities. therefore, ent specialists, as well as gastroenterologists, should take part in diagnostic procedures to revealprimary conditions responsible for recurrent croup.
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spelling doaj.art-8c4df55cbd4a4480a648a796917bc1a72022-12-22T01:07:50ZengBorgisNew Medicine1427-09941731-25072016-12-0120411411710.5604/01.3001.0009.938101.3001.0009.9381GAstroesophAGeAl reFlUX diseAse in Children With reCUrrent CroUpKrzysztof Ślączka0Marcin Dziekiewicz1Monika Jabłońska-Jesionowska2lidia Zawadzka-głos3Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Head of Department: Lidia Zawadzka-Głos, MD, PhDDepartment of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Head of Department: Piotr Albrecht, MD, PhDDepartment of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Head of Department: Lidia Zawadzka-Głos, MD, PhDDepartment of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Head of Department: Lidia Zawadzka-Głos, MD, PhDIntroduction. episodic croup occurs most often in children between 0.5 and 3 years of age. recurrent croup presents most oftenin older children. it shows an association with gastroesophageal reflux disease, allergy and laryngeal abnormalities.Aim. the aim of this study was to explore the relationship between recurrent croup and gastroesophageal reflux disease inchildren with the history of at least one episode of severe croup.Material and methods. the study included 22 children with recurrent croup admitted to the department of pediatric otolaryngology of the medical University of Warsaw between the years 2013 and 2016. information concerning leading symptoms andmedical history was obtained from the medical documentation of the patients. All the patients underwent rigid laryngoscopyand were diagnosed using 24-hours, single probe esophageal ph monitoring.Results. 22 children aged between 1.5 year to 7.5 years were examined and their medical records were analyzed. An acid refluxwas diagnosed in fourteen patients (63.6%) and the mean reflux index was 11.6. on endoscopic examination of the larynx,15 patients (61.8%) had normal findings, 7 patients (31.8%) were diagnosed with an airway abnormality including: 3 cases oflaryngeal cleft (type i), 2 cases of laryngomalacia, 1 case of subglottic stenosis, 1 case of vocal fold nodules. in 5 cases (22.7%),Gerd coexisted with larynx abnormalities.Conclusions. All the children with recurrent croup should be diagnosed for both gastroesophageal reflux disease and laryngealabnormalities. therefore, ent specialists, as well as gastroenterologists, should take part in diagnostic procedures to revealprimary conditions responsible for recurrent croup.http://newmedicine.publisherspanel.com/gicid/01.3001.0009.9381Croupgastroesophageal reflux diseasechildrenLaryngoscopy
spellingShingle Krzysztof Ślączka
Marcin Dziekiewicz
Monika Jabłońska-Jesionowska
lidia Zawadzka-głos
GAstroesophAGeAl reFlUX diseAse in Children With reCUrrent CroUp
New Medicine
Croup
gastroesophageal reflux disease
children
Laryngoscopy
title GAstroesophAGeAl reFlUX diseAse in Children With reCUrrent CroUp
title_full GAstroesophAGeAl reFlUX diseAse in Children With reCUrrent CroUp
title_fullStr GAstroesophAGeAl reFlUX diseAse in Children With reCUrrent CroUp
title_full_unstemmed GAstroesophAGeAl reFlUX diseAse in Children With reCUrrent CroUp
title_short GAstroesophAGeAl reFlUX diseAse in Children With reCUrrent CroUp
title_sort gastroesophageal reflux disease in children with recurrent croup
topic Croup
gastroesophageal reflux disease
children
Laryngoscopy
url http://newmedicine.publisherspanel.com/gicid/01.3001.0009.9381
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