Childhood asthma at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
East Afr Med J
; 67(12): 837-41, 1990 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2083517
ABSTRACT
Between January 1986 and July 1988, 356 children with bronchial asthma below 14 years of age were evaluated at the Kenyatta National Hospital. 21.3% experienced initial asthmatic attacks before the age of six months and 55.1% before 2 years. Only 8% of the study patients were below the age of 2 years at recruitment. The malefemale ratio was 11. Physical exercise led to precipitation or worsening of attacks in 43.4% while 71.6% of the patients experienced attacks in the evening or at night. 18.5% and 42.9% had personal history of atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis respectively. The study shows that a substantial number of patients experience initial asthmatic attacks before the age of 6 months contrary to what has been previously believed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Asthma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
East Afr Med J
Year:
1990
Type:
Article