Demographic study of paediatric allergic conjunctivitis within a multiethnic patient population

Singh, Arti; Loh, Rachel; Bradbury, J A

doi:10.1136/bjo.87.9.1195-a

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“…The relatively high disease burden among boys in our study is consistent with the findings of other studies and it could be because boys are more exposed to environmental pollutants as they spend most of their time outdoors; by contrast girls by and large stay indoors due to cultural, social as well as religious reasons [27] [29] [30] [31] [32]. The current study stated that itching was the main symptom which was complained by students with allergic conjunctivitis .This result is comparable to those results obtained by the studies [28] [30] [31]. Itching is a recurrent and almost invariably marks that the inflammation of the conjunctiva is allergic in origin [8] [9] [15].…”

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Conjunctivitis among Rural and Urban School Children in Erbil Governorate/ Iraq

Agha¹

2020

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Background:In children conjunctivitis is the most widespread ocular surface disease. It is referred to any inflammatory condition of the conjunctiva. Conjunctivitis was the most common associated comorbidities that had an influence on the health of children. Objective: To compare the prevalence of allergic and infective conjunctivitis among school children in the rural & urban Regions of Erbil Governorate / Iraq. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed from the 1st Sep 2018end of May 2019 in primary schools in the rural area of Makhmur district and urban districts in Erbil Governorate .From every suspected case of clinically conjunctivitis, a sample for bacterial culture was gained by winding a thin cotton micro swab moistened in brain heart infusion broth over the lower fornix of the conjunctival sac.After culturing on blood, chocolate, and MacConkey agars, the colonies were specified and identified by using Gram staining technique, morphological, biochemical & Analytical Profile Index (API) tests.Allergic conjunctivitis was diagnosed clinically. The Kurdish & Arabic versions of International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire were used. MS excel package and SPSS 20 software was used for analysis. Results: The total numbers of urban and rural School children who had shared in this study were 1129 and 1093 respectively. The prevalence of infective conjunctivitis in both urban & rural children was as such: 127(11.2%) & 211(19.3%).The rates of positive culture in both were: urban 69, 54.3%; rural 143, 67.8 %( p≤ 0.01). Staphylococcus aureus was the most common pathogen isolated, urban: 37(53.6%) rural: 79(55.2%).Infective conjunctivitis was distributed significantly in young ages and in male students (p≤0.05).Regarding allergic conjunctivitis: the prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis were: urban 247(21.9%), rural 81(7.4%).Allergic conjunctivitis was more distributed in older ages and male children, but this was not-significant .itching was complained by all student. Conclusion: Infectious conjunctivitis among rural school children is still a major public health problem. While higher percentage of allergic conjunctivitis among urban school children was noted.

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Conjunctivitis among Rural and Urban School Children in Erbil Governorate/ Iraq

Agha¹

2020

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“…Allergic conjunctivitis is an important disease entity that greatly impacts the quality of life in children as well as the healthcare expenditure [ 1 , 2 ]. Previous studies have shown a worldwide variation in the prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis and it may be related to ethnic, genetic, and environmental difference [ 3 – 6 ]. There is an increasing prevalence of allergic diseases among Asian children [ 7 ].…”

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Retrospective Review on the Use of Topical Cyclosporin A 0.05% for Paediatric Allergic Conjunctivitis in Hong Kong Chinese

Yau

Lee

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The Scientific World Journal

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Purpose. To evaluate the efficacy of using topical cyclosporin A 0.05% (Restasis) for the treatment of paediatric allergic conjunctivitis. Methods. This retrospective study included consecutive cases of paediatric allergic conjunctivitis treated with Restasis between 2010 and 2013. Subjects with follow-up time less than 3 months after using Restasis were excluded. Itch severity score, symptom score, and sign score were compared before (baseline) and 3 months after using Restasis. Results. In 27 eyes of 14 patients (mean age 10.8 ± 3.2 years), 44.4% had allergic conjunctivitis, 33.3% had vernal keratoconjunctivitis, and 22.2% had atopic keratoconjunctivitis. The mean duration of ocular symptoms was 20.4 ± 13.2 months. 92.6% of subjects were using steroid eye drop before Restasis. After 3 months of topical Restasis, there were statistically significant reductions in the symptom, sign, and itch severity scores compared with baseline (all P ≤ 0.001) and 78.6% of subjects were able to be tapered off steroid eye drops. Conclusion. Topical Restasis was effective and safe in significantly reducing ocular itchiness, sign, and symptom scores at 3 months after use in paediatric allergic ocular conditions.

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Pediatric allergic conjunctivitis and allergic rhinitis

Qiao

Wang

2008

Journal of Nanjing Medical University

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Demographic study of paediatric allergic conjunctivitis within a multiethnic patient population

Cited by 5 publications

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Conjunctivitis among Rural and Urban School Children in Erbil Governorate/ Iraq

Conjunctivitis among Rural and Urban School Children in Erbil Governorate/ Iraq

Retrospective Review on the Use of Topical Cyclosporin A 0.05% for Paediatric Allergic Conjunctivitis in Hong Kong Chinese

Pediatric allergic conjunctivitis and allergic rhinitis

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