Family history of asthma: Influence in the starting and evolution of the disease

Carlos Coronel Carvajal

2010, Number 4

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Rev Mex Pediatr 2010; 77 (4)

Family history of asthma: Influence in the starting and evolution of the disease

Coronel CC

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ABSTRACT

Objective. To study the family influence of asthma in children and its relation to this disease in the children and its evolution.
Material and methods. One hundred and sixty two children below 15 years with attended for asthma in the Guáimaro Hospital were studied from January-December of 2008.
Results. When the family history of asthma was present in three or more members of the family the disease started at the 10.2 months the patients suffered 6.2 crisis in a year and were admitted annually in the hospital 2.8 times. When the family history was in the father the disease began at 6.6 months age and had more times in the hospital, but when both parents were asthmatics, the children suffered 6.4 crisis and were admitted 2.7 by year, and in 50% of them the disease was classified as persistent asthma.
Conclusions. As higher is the number of members with asthma in the family, the frequency, age beginning, severity of this disease and hospitalizations of children with asthma is higher. When both parents are asthmatics their children could have earlier this disease, have three or more asthmatic crisis and more hospitalizations for year. When both fathers were asthmatics, the crisis and hospitalization were more frequent in the child, and the disease use to be more severe.

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