[Incidence of chronic diseases in families of allergic children with recurrent infections]. 1994

W Steckiewicz
Oddziału dzieciecego ZOZ Płock.

An incidence of the chronic ailments has been determined in families of allergic children with recurrent infections. Typical allergic disorders and syndromes, including infantile eczema in the first year of life (48.0% of children), and positive skin prick tests (52.0%), have been characteristic for this group of children. Moreover, cell-mediated immunological deficit has been seen in 37.0% of these children, humoral immunological disorders--in 23.0%, and phagocytosis disturbances--in 30.0% of children. Sixty five percent of the examined children has been hospitalized from 1 to 10 times and more. A percentage of children being sick at home for 1 month and longer has been similar. The following diseases have been detected in the population of 1,049 parents and the I line relatives of these children: allergic diseases--mainly bronchial asthma in 16.0%; neoplasms in 9.8%; arterial blood hypertension in 5.1%; tuberculosis in 2.6%; duodenal or peptic ulcers in 2.6%; rheumatoid disorders in 2.5%; diabetes mellitus in 1.9%, and psoriasis in 1.1%. Statistically significant differences (0.01 > p > 0.001) between an incidence of the allergic disorders, mainly bronchial asthma, and neoplastic diseases has been found in the examined population of parents and relatives of allergic children with recurrent infections and general population. Such a result suggest similarity of the probable immunological dysfunction in both groups.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007154 Immune System Diseases Disorders caused by abnormal or absent immunologic mechanisms, whether humoral, cell-mediated, or both. Immune Disorders,Immune System Disorders,Immunologic Diseases,Diseases of Immune System,Immune Diseases,Immunological Diseases,Disease, Immune,Disease, Immune System,Disease, Immunologic,Disease, Immunological,Disorder, Immune System,Immune Disease,Immune Disorder,Immune System Disease,Immune System Disorder,Immunologic Disease,Immunological Disease
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007239 Infections Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms or their toxins or by parasites that can cause pathological conditions or diseases. Infection,Infection and Infestation,Infections and Infestations,Infestation and Infection,Infestations and Infections
D008297 Male Males
D009369 Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms. Benign Neoplasm,Cancer,Malignant Neoplasm,Tumor,Tumors,Benign Neoplasms,Malignancy,Malignant Neoplasms,Neoplasia,Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Benign,Cancers,Malignancies,Neoplasias,Neoplasm, Benign,Neoplasm, Malignant,Neoplasms, Malignant
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D005192 Family Health The health status of the family as a unit including the impact of the health of one member of the family on the family as a unit and on individual family members; also, the impact of family organization or disorganization on the health status of its members. Health, Family

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