title: The Role of Co-Morbidities.
abstract: Medical conditions can impact sleep and breathing in children. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, allergic rhinitis and asthma are common in children and often coexist with obstructive sleep apnea. Appropriate identification and management of these conditions can improve nocturnal and diurnal symptoms of sleep disordered breathing. We discuss the relationship between these medical conditions and obstructive sleep apnea in children.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The Children׳s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: konstantis@email.chop.edu.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konstantinopoulou
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sideris
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The Children׳s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Lourdes M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: DelRosso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015995:Prevalence; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology