Sociodemographic and clinical profile of asthma and allergic rhinitis cases at the Children's State Hospital, Feira de Santana - BA

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Respiratory diseases occur throughout the world and it is believed that there are millions of people with Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis and Chronic Bronchitis in the most diverse age groups. OBJECTIVE: To describe the sociodemographic and clinical profile of asthma and allergic rhinitis cases treated at one Pediatric Pulmonology outpatient clinic. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional, secondary descriptive study, carried out in a pediatric pulmonology outpatient clinic in the city of Feira de Santana (BA), from January to March, 2018, with 52 charts. Collection of data by form of the Asthma and Rhinitis Modules of the ISAAC Questionnaire and a form to identify the socioeconomic profile of these cases. RESULTS: the mean age of the patients was 6 years, there was a predominance of males in 29 (56.86%) medical records. The occurrence of respiratory signs and symptoms associated with asthma and / or allergic rhinitis was (96.29%). It was also verified that (32.69%) of the children aged 0 to 5 years had wheezing in their lifetime, (30.77%) had an asthma attack, (26.92%) had coryza or unexplained sneezing, and (21.15%) had an allergic rhinitis crisis. CONCLUSION: High prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis occurs in outpatient children. Among the most frequent signs and symptoms detected by ISAAC are wheezing, asthma attacks, coryza, cold and allergic rhinitis.