title: Allergic airway disease and otitis media in children.
abstract: The occurrence of allergic rhinitis, asthma and otitis media was examined in 395 Indian children living on two separate reservations in Arizona. The children were followed from birth to age 5 years in a study of otitis media. On retrospective review of medical records, 45% of the children at Parker had a clinical diagnosis of allergic airway disease, in contrast to only 6% at San Carlos. At each site, about 55% had recurring otitis media in infancy; of these otitis-prone infants, 40% at Parker and 36% at San Carlos persisted to have 3 or more episodes of otitis media after age 2 years. The only allergic airway disease correlate with otitis media was allergic rhinitis in children age 2-4 years.
mesh_terms: D001130:Arizona; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*