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    Ya. J. Abdiyeva

    THE PREVALENCE OF ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS AMONG CHILDREN, DEPENDING ON THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE


    About the author: Ya. J. Abdiyeva
    Heading CLINICAL MEDICINE
    Type of article Scentific article
    Annotation The study was carried out in the Ganja-Gazakh economic region of Azerbaijan. The total of 2,700 children and adolescents were observed: 300 children (150 boys and 150 girls) in each age group (5–9; 10–14; 15–19) in each type of locality (large city, small towns and rural settlements). The prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis at the age of 5–9 years and adolescents aged 10–14 years (19.4±1.3 % and 17.7±1.3 %) does not significantly differ from each other, but at the age of 15–19 years, this index increases statistically and is 25.8±1.5 %. In the family history of patients with allergic conjunctivitis, this pathology occurs in 42.1±2.1 % of cases in brothers and sisters, in 28.1±1.9 % of cases in mothers, in 22.6±1.8 % of cases in fathers, in 20.9±1.7 % of cases in other relatives. Patients with allergic conjunctivitis have a high relative risk of developing bronchial asthma (by 16.4 times), rhinitis, sinusitis and rhinosinusitis (by 2.4 times), otitis (by 1.8 times) and tonsillitis (by 2.0 times).
    Tags children, adolescents, allergic conjunctivitis, bronchial asthma, rhinitis
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    Publication of the article «World of Medicine and Biology» №3(77), 2021 year, 007-010 pages, index UDK 616-0563-08; 616-022. 8
    DOI 10.26724/2079-8334-2021-3-77-7-10