[Incidence of wheezing asthma, rhinitis, urticaria and conjunctivitis in a pediatric emergency department].
The Authors considered the incidences of the urgencies for allergic pathology arrived at Santobon Hospital during January-December 1992. In the period of twelve months a whole of 42.702 children came to Hospital; among them 4.359 showed an allergic pathology with a clear prevalence for wheezing and asthma. In addition it was observed too that an allergic mainly affected male children.
Divisione di Pronto Soccorso, Ospedale Santobono, Napoli, Italia.
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Marotta
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Berni Canani
D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012621:Seasons; D014581:Urticaria / Q000453:epidemiology*
L'incidenza di wheezing-asma, tosse, rinite, orticaria, congiuntiviti in un dipartimento di emergenza pediatrica.