A Comparison of Clinical Features of Youth with and without Rhinitis Signs and Symptoms Who Are Hospitalized for Headache

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ID15713870
AutoresSi-Jia Tang (Yeungnam University College), Heejin Lee (0000-0003-1778-6401, Yeungnam University Medical Center), Tiantian Cui (0009-0002-2844-4554, Yeungnam University College), Jae Min Lee (0000-0002-0479-2282, Yeungnam University Medical Center), Ji Young Ahn (0000-0003-2045-1629, Yeungnam University Medical Center), Sua Lee (0000-0001-8983-1457, Yeungnam University Medical Center), Saeyoon Kim (0000-0002-2610-0574, Yeungnam University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen9
Número8
Páginas1241-1241
Fecha de publicación2022-08-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaChildren (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children9081241
PMID36010131
OpenAlexW4293065578
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas29

Headache and allergic rhinitis (AR) are common in children and often co-occur. We investigated the clinical characteristics of pediatric headaches and the association of AR and chronic headaches. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients admitted to our pediatric inpatient and outpatient clinics with complaints of headache between January 2017 and June 2020 for headache-specific history, AR signs and symptoms, allergy skin prick test, inhalant multiple allergen simultaneous test results, laboratory and imaging findings, and medication history. The patients were divided into three subgroups: AR, non-AR, and headache groups, reporting 45.7% patients with headache alone, 13.7% with additional AR, and 31.6% with abnormal imaging findings, suggesting that headache was combined with sinusitis (24.3%) or mastoiditis (7.3%). Furthermore, 6% of the patients had both AR and sinusitis. Body mass index (BMI) differed significantly between the AR and the non-AR and headache groups ( p = 0.03). The BMI differed significantly according to headache severity ( p ˂ 0.001). The most common allergen was "dust or mites" (41.1%). Acetaminophen (35.9%) was the most commonly used painkiller. The coexistence of AR and headache may indicate that these conditions share a similar pathophysiology. Better management of allergies may facilitate diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis of headaches

Acetaminophen · Allergy · Anesthesia · Asthma · Body mass index · Headaches · International Classification of Headache Disorders · Medical history · Medical record · Outpatient clinic · Sinusitis · Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization · Medicine · Migraine and Headache Studies · Respiratory and Cough-Related Research · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics · Surgery