PEDIATRICS Vol. 73 No. 4 April 1984, pp. 526-529
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Chronic Sinus Disease with Associated Reactive Airway Disease in Children

Gary S. RachelefSky MD1, Roger M. Katz MD1, and Sheldon C. Siegel MD1

1 From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Sinus disease has been described as one of several aggravating factors for chronic adult-onset asthma. Forty-eight children whose reactive airway disease (asthma) was significantly improved with treatment of their sinusitis have been observed. All of the subjects were seen in the office with chronic (more than 3 months) respiratory symptoms; all had daytime and nighttime cough and/or wheeze. The 48 children (32 male and 16 female) had a mean age of 8.2 ± 1.2 (SD) years (range 4 to 13 years). Fourteen (35%) were nonatopic as determined by family history, personal history, and skin test reactivity to inhalant and pollen antigens. Eighteen of the patients were receiving or had recently received oral corticosteroids. All had been taking bronchodilators daily for at least 3 months without adequate control of the asthma. Sinus radiographs (Waters view) revealed the following abnormalities of the maxillary sinuses: greater than 6 mm of mucosal thickening (ten children [21%]), one opacified (12 children [25%]), bilateral opacification (18 children [38%]) and air fluid level(s) (eight children [17%]). All children were treated with antimicrobial agents for 2 to 5 weeks. Thirty-nine responded both clinically and radiologically. Antral lavage was performed in nine children. Of the 48 subjects, 38 (79%) were able to discontinue taking the bronchodilators with resolution of their sinusitis. It is concluded that sinus disease in children may be an aggravating factor for chronic reactive airway disease and that proper, aggressive treatment of the former will notably improve the latter.

Key Words: asthma • reactive airway disease • sinusitis • chronic cough

Submitted on June 2, 1983
Accepted on August 8, 1983




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