DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i12.046

Pages: 2928-2932

Introduction: Aeroallergens may trigger symptoms in sensitized children with asthma. Documentation of sensitization is crucial to enable effective implementation of measures to prevent asthma exacerbations. To document the sensitization patterns of very young children (≤2 years) with asthma. Materials and Methods: It is observational study conducted in a pediatric population of area of Tertiary care teaching hospital over a period of 1 year. Children with recurrent (4 or more episodes of wheezing in past one year) ages between 2 years to 10 years with sample size: n=60. After a, thorough medical history and physical examination, a written questionnaire was completed for each patient. Children with recurrent wheeze, who fall in inclusion criteria are subjected to skin prick tests for different aeroallergens listed below. Results: The total number of the patients included in the study was 110 patients, of the 69 (62.72%) male and 41 (37.27%) female. The study group is divided into three age groups, 2-4 Years (29.09%), 5- 7 Years (44.54%) and 8-10 Years (29.09%). The frequency of each group. Out of 110 children in the study, 73 children were found sensitive to at least one aeroallergen and 37 were no sensitivity for all aeroallergens. Out of the 41 males (56.16%) and 32 (43.83) female sensitive to at least one of the aeroallergens and 20 (54.05%) male and 17 (45.94%) female was no sensitivity for all aeroallergens. Moreover, 33 (45.20%) of patients with positive tests were in the age group 5-7 years and 23 (31.20%) were in the age group of 8-10 Yrs. Only 17 (23.28%) were found in the age group 2-4 years. The highest prevalence of positive skin reaction was recorded for mite allergens among them Dermatophytosis pteronyssinus (50.68%), D. farinae (31.50%). Conclusion: In children the sensitivity to indoor allergens is more prevalent than sensitivity to outdoor allergens. Sensitivity to pollen was found in older children more than 5 years of age.