Aeroallergen sensitization in school-age children with allergic rhinitis: What has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Background: Pandemic period may affect aeroallergen sensitization.

Objective: The study aimed to investigate changes in allergen sensitivities of skin prick test (SPT) in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) during pandemic and to evaluate relationship with disease severity.

Methods: In all, 164 AR patients with or without asthma, aged 6-17 years, who have undergone SPTs prior to the pandemic and after October 1, 2021 (18th month of the pandemic), were evaluated retrospectively.

Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteremia outbreaks among non-cystic fibrosis patients in the pediatric unit of a university hospital.

Background: Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) comprises multi-drug resistant, Gram-negative, motile, and aerobic bacteria. Bcc causes severe nosocomial infections particularly in patients with intravascular catheters and in those with cystic fibrosis. We studied a Bcc outbreak in non-cystic fibrosis patients.

Serum Irisin and Oxytocin Levels as Predictors of Metabolic Parameters in Obese Children.

Objective: Irisin and oxytocin can affect energy homeostasis and it has been suggested that they may play an important role in reducing obesity and diabetes. In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between metabolic parameters (including irisin and oxytocin levels) and anthropometric parameters in obese children.

Methods: Ninety obese children (mean age, 13.

Evaluation impact of long-term usage of inhaled fluticasone propionate on ocular functions in children with asthma.

Objective: Although systemic, topical, and periocular corticosteroid administration have long been associated with ocular side effects, there has been little evidence to suggest that long-term inhaled corticosteroids can cause ocular side effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of long term treatment inhaled fluticasone propionate spray usage the recommended dose on some ocular functions in pediatric patients with asthma.

Methods: The study group consisted of 266 prepubertal children with asthma who had used inhaled fluticasone propionate spray at 3-6 years intermittently.

Lack of bone metabolism side effects after 3 years of nasal topical steroids in children with allergic rhinitis.

This study evaluated the effects on bone mineral status of long-term treatment with intranasal budesonide (INB) spray, using the recommended dose, in pediatric patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). This retrospective, case-control study of 230 prepubertal children with perennial AR, who had used nasal budesonide at a mean daily dose of 100 μg (range, 89-132 μg) for at least 3 years intermittently, was conducted from May 2007 through May 2010. The bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Psychological stress and family functioning in mothers of children with allergic rhinitis.

Objective: Psychiatric symptoms are observed more commonly in mothers of children with allergic disease compared to the general population. In our study, we aimed to compare family functioning and anxiety parameters in mothers of children diagnosed allergic rhinitis and healthy controls.

Methods: Study group consisted of 82 mothers of 7-15 years old children with allergic rhinitis.