El niño alérgico en la escuela. ¿Qué es lo que se necesita saber?

Abstract

Allergy is a multisystem disease in children that often occurs with the coexistence of diverse clinical manifestations that cause great impact on quality of life and academic performance due to sleep disorders arising from the disease or treatment, and absenteeism that children may experience. Because of the time spent in school, there is a possibility that allergic reactions may occur first in these facilities, where a lack of staff knowledge has been found regarding how to proceed in allergy crisis situations. Cooperative action among health teams, community, parents, and school authorities is essential to ensure that the school can prevent, recognize, and ensure quick access to emergency services (if needed) and treatment protocols for allergic reactions, thus allowing allergic children to be better protected in the school environment, which should be considered an extension of the home environment and an important arm in proper management to control the disease. Keywords

La Carta de Jerusalén: un nuevo paradigma en el cuidado de los niños y adolescentes alérgicos en las escuelas de Latinoamérica

“…Los procesos alérgicos son variados y pueden presentarse como asma, rinitis alérgica, conjuntivitis alérgica, urticaria, angioedema, dermatitis atópica, alergia a los alimentos, picaduras de insectos y anafilaxia. 1 De acuerdo con la Organización Mundial de la Salud, las enfermedades alérgicas ocupan el sexto lugar entre las enfermedades infantiles y representan un tercio de las enfermedades crónicas en los niños. En 1 de cada 5 niños, la enfermedad alérgica se manifiesta en la edad escolar.…”