SOVREMENNAYA PEDIATRIYA.2016.2(74):109-111; doi 10.15574/SP.2016.74.109 

Laryngotracheitis and recurrent laryngotracheitis in children: family history of allergy and asthma 

Stanislavchuk L. M.

Vinnytsya National Medical University n.a. N.I.Pirogov, Vinnytsya, Ukraine 

Objective of research was to determine the frequency of family history of allergy and family history of asthma in children with laryngotracheitis (LT) and recurrent laryngotracheitis (RLT) compared to patients with asthma. 

Methods: A questionnairy was used to obtain family history of allergy and asthma in first-third-degree relatives of 575 children with a history of LT, 60 children with asthma, and 369 children without a history of LT and asthma (controls). Children with LT were divided in two groups: 458 children with 1–3 episodes of LT and 117 children with RLT (4 or more episodes of LT). The frequency of family history of allergy and family history of asthma among children with 1–3 episodes of LT exceed the appropriate values in the control in 1.4 and 3.3 times respectively, among children with asthma — in 3.2 and 7.2 times respectively. The frequency of family history of allergy and family history of asthma among children with RLT exceed the appropriate frequency among children with 1–3 episodes of LT in 1.6 and 2.2 times respectively. There were no significant differences between frequency of family history of allergy and family history of asthma in children with RLT and children with asthma. 

Conclusion. Asthma and allergy are found significantly higher in family history of children with LT compared to children without of LT and asthma. The frequency of family history of allergy and family history of asthma in children with RLT is significantly higher than in children with 1–3 episodes of LT. 

Key words: laryngotracheitis, recurrent laryngotracheitis, allergy, asthma. 

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