title: [Gastroesophageal reflux and respiratory pathology].
abstract: The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in 86 children with respiratory disease (recurrent pneumonia, chronic cough, bronchial asthma) has been evaluated by mean of prolonged (22-24 hours) esophageal pH-monitoring. The following parameters were evaluated: the total percentage of time pH < 4 and the percent time the esophageal pH was < 4 while sleeping. None of the children had gastrointestinal symptoms suggesting GER and no neurological disorder was noted in any of the studied patients. The mean age was 68.98 +/- 46.46 months (range 14-189); 53 (61.6%) males and 33 (38.4%) females were considered in the study. Atopy was evidenced in 42/86 (48.8%) children (total IgE > 2SD in 42/86 and prick tests positiveness in 32/86. A pH-metry indicating pathological GER was present in 52/86 (60.5%) children: 39/62 (62.9%) patients with bronchial asthma, 5/10 (50%) subjects with chronic cough and 8/14 (57.2%) children with recurrent pneumonia. No significant difference in the diagnosis of GER was recorded between atopic or non-atopic patients. The children with abnormal pH-metric recording were also evaluated by upper gastrointestinal series and/or endoscopy. A conventional barium radiology was performed in 44/52 patients and confirmed GER in 19/44 (43.2%). Esophagitis was evidenced in 21/46 (45.7%) studied patients. The presence of esophagitis was significantly (p = 0.032) related to the total percentage of time pH < 4, but the most significant (p = 0.002) association was with the percent time the esophageal pH was < 4 during sleep.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors: Dipartimento di Pediatria, Clinica Pediatrica III, Firenze, Italia.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Tucci
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Resti
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Fontana
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Noccioli
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Mattei
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Monterisi
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Pellegrini
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Jenuso
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Adami Lami
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007223:Infant; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Reflusso gastroesofageo e patologia respiratoria.