Função pulmonar e características fenotípicas de crianças com asma persistente em ambulatório de pneumologia pediátrica

• Ano de defesa: 2009
• Autor(a) principal: Luisi, Fernanda
• Orientador(a): Stein, Renato Tetelbom
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Porto Alegre
• Palavras-chave em Português: MEDICINA; PEDIATRIA; ASMA; PNEUMOLOGIA; ESPIROMETRIA; HIPERSENSIBILIDADE RESPIRATÓRIA; TESTES DE FUNÇÃO RESPIRATÓRIA
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/10923/4709

Introduction: Asthma is characterized by chronic inflammation of the airway wall and reversible airway limitation. Some patients may present structural changes in the airway wall, with an irreversible loss of lung function (LF) parameters. The aim of this study was to describe the phenotype and LF characteristics of children with persistent asthma. Methods: information was collected from 96 children (5-17 years) using ISAAC questionnaire, spirometry and skin prick test (SPT) for aeroallergens. Irreversible loss of LF was defined as FEV1/FVC that persists < 0. 85. Atopy was characterized according to standard ISAAC protocol. Atopic index was used to define non/mild-reactive (response to < 4 allergens) or multi-reactive patients (response to b 4 allergens). Results: Among the 96 children analyzed, 92. 7% were atopic and 8. 3% presented persistently reduced lung function, irreversible even after treatment with steroids. Among asthma severity groups, it was observed significant differences in FEV1 between moderate and severe asthma (p=0. 006). Regarding atopy, multi-reactive asthmatics presented lower LF than non/mild-reactive patients (FEV1/FVC, p=0. 032 and FEF25-75%, p=0. 026). Conclusions: Most of the children with persistent asthma presented normal or reversible LF. About 8% of the patients demonstrated persistently reduced LF parameters, suggesting that this small group has structural changes compatible with airway remodeling. The atopic index of b 4 allergens and severity of the disease are predictors to reduced LF parameters.