Background We undertook this study to test the possible correlation between serum concentration of total and specific IgE antibodies and asthma severity in asthmatic children sensitized to the house ...dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. Methods The study included 157 asthmatic children aged 5–15 years (8 ± 3 years). Clinical diagnosis was based on personal and family history, physical examination, pulmonary function testing and skin tests. Asthma severity was determined according to GINA guidelines. In vitro tests included serum concentration of total and specific IgE. Results All asthmatic children had elevated serum concentration of total IgE. The children with elevated serum concentration of total IgE also showed an increased serum concentration of specific IgE. Asthma of higher higher severity was present in patients with total IgE concentration >288.0 kIU/L (AUC = 0.736) and specific IgE to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus >44.1 kIUA/L (AUC = 0.843). Intermittent asthma was present in 76.9% of children with specific IgE concentration <44.1 kIUA/L. The positive predictive value suggested with 79.2% probability that a child with a concentration of specific IgE to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus >44.1 kIUA/L would have a more severe form of asthma. Conclusions Asthmatic children with higher asthma severity have a higher serum concentration of both total IgE (>288.0 kIU/L) and specific IgE to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (>44.1 kIUA/L), respectively.
Izvanbolničke upale pluća u djece Pavlov, Neven; Banac, Srđan; Bralić, Irena ...
Liječnički vjesnik,
10/2021, Volume:
143, Issue:
9-10
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Open access
Izvanbolnička upala pluća jest potencijalno ozbiljna infekcija u djece. Dijagnostika izvanbolničkih upala pluća u djece temelji se na anamnestičkim podatcima i kliničkim simptomima i znacima, ...potpomognuto dodatnim dijagnostičkim pretragama: laboratorijskim, slikovnim i mikrobiološkim. Etiologija izvanbolničke upale pluća ovisi o brojnim čimbenicima, kao što su sezonstvo, geografski položaj, dob bolesnika i težina bolesti. Liječenje djeteta s izvanbolničkom upalom pluća uključuje primjenu simptomatskih mjera i u većine bolesnika antimikrobnu terapiju. U radu su prikazane kliničke preporuke Hrvatskog društva za pedijatrijsku pulmologiju radi ujednačenja postupaka i kriterija postavljanja dijagnoze, liječenja i prevencije izvanbolničkih upala pluća u djece.
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