Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Chronic Adenoiditis in Children
<strong>Background</strong>: chronic adenoiditis, which causes the greater number of elective major surgeries in children, is a common disease in Cuba. <br /><strong>Objectives</strong> to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of chronic adenoiditis...
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| author | Daniel Reyes Concepción Margarita Gómez Martínez |
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| description | <strong>Background</strong>: chronic adenoiditis, which causes the greater number of elective major surgeries in children, is a common disease in Cuba. <br /><strong>Objectives</strong> to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of chronic adenoiditis in children. <br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a descriptive study with non-probability sampling was conducted in 98 children with chronic adenoiditis treated at the University Pediatric Hospital of Central Havana, between September 2009 and July 2011. The variables analyzed were age, sex, symptoms, signs and main clinical manifestations, personal medical history, family history, and major environmental and social risk factors. A survey was conducted to identify risk factors. Statistical analysis such as: the mean, relative frequency and frequency tables were performed. <br /><strong>Results</strong>: highest morbidity was observed in children aged 1 to 9 years. The main features of the disease were nasal obstruction, dental malocclusion, mouth breathing and respiratory infection. The most common risk factors were attendance to day-care centers and exposure to cigarette smoke. Personal and family history of asthma and respiratory allergies was the most frequently found. <br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: chronic adenoiditis in pediatric patients is multifactorial in origin, and tends to decrease in the child population older than nine years. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e85f48645d7a40638f0ae3301258e0c32024-03-04T23:09:43ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2014-04-011223833891095Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Chronic Adenoiditis in ChildrenDaniel Reyes Concepción0Margarita Gómez Martínez1Hospital Pediátrico de Centro Habana. La HabanaFacultad de Ciencias Médicas General Calixto García. La Habana.<strong>Background</strong>: chronic adenoiditis, which causes the greater number of elective major surgeries in children, is a common disease in Cuba. <br /><strong>Objectives</strong> to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of chronic adenoiditis in children. <br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a descriptive study with non-probability sampling was conducted in 98 children with chronic adenoiditis treated at the University Pediatric Hospital of Central Havana, between September 2009 and July 2011. The variables analyzed were age, sex, symptoms, signs and main clinical manifestations, personal medical history, family history, and major environmental and social risk factors. A survey was conducted to identify risk factors. Statistical analysis such as: the mean, relative frequency and frequency tables were performed. <br /><strong>Results</strong>: highest morbidity was observed in children aged 1 to 9 years. The main features of the disease were nasal obstruction, dental malocclusion, mouth breathing and respiratory infection. The most common risk factors were attendance to day-care centers and exposure to cigarette smoke. Personal and family history of asthma and respiratory allergies was the most frequently found. <br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: chronic adenoiditis in pediatric patients is multifactorial in origin, and tends to decrease in the child population older than nine years.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2492tonsila faríngeainflamaciónenfermedad crónicaniñofactores de riesgocuba |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Reyes Concepción Margarita Gómez Martínez Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Chronic Adenoiditis in Children Medisur tonsila faríngea inflamación enfermedad crónica niño factores de riesgo cuba |
| title | Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Chronic Adenoiditis in Children |
| title_full | Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Chronic Adenoiditis in Children |
| title_fullStr | Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Chronic Adenoiditis in Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Chronic Adenoiditis in Children |
| title_short | Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Chronic Adenoiditis in Children |
| title_sort | clinical and epidemiological characterization of chronic adenoiditis in children |
| topic | tonsila faríngea inflamación enfermedad crónica niño factores de riesgo cuba |
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