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Fernando Maria De Benedictis

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Severe asthma features in children: A case–control online survey

2016

Background Very few studies have explored the distinguishing features of severe asthma in childhood in Europe, and only one study was conducted in Southern Europe. The aim of this study was to provide a detailed characterization of children with severe asthma treated in specialized pediatric asthma centers across Italy. Methods We conducted a web-based data collection of family, environmental, clinical and laboratory characteristics of 41 patients aged 6–17 years with severe asthma, defined according to the recent guidelines of the European Respiratory Society and the American Thoracic Society, and 78 age-matched peers with non-severe persistent asthma. The patients have been enrolled from …

Quality of lifeMalePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyAllergyAdolescentmacromolecular substancesSeverity of Illness IndexPediatricsAtopy03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineQuality of lifeSurveys and QuestionnairesSeverity of illnessmedicineHumansAsthma; Atopy; Children; Lung function; Quality of life; Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health030212 general & internal medicineChildChildrenAsthmaRespiratory Function Testbusiness.industryAtopyResearchCase-control studyAsthma; Atopy; Children; Lung function; Quality of life; Adolescent; Asthma; Case-Control Studies; Child; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Quality of Life; Respiratory Function Tests; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Pediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthOdds ratioAdolescent; Asthma; Case-Control Studies; Child; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Quality of Life; Respiratory Function Tests; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and QuestionnairesPerinatology and Child Healthmedicine.diseaseAsthmaLung functionrespiratory tract diseasesRespiratory Function Tests030228 respiratory systemItalyCase-Control StudiesExhaled nitric oxidePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthFemalebusinessCase-Control StudieHuman
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Exhaled nitric oxide, total serum IgE and allergic sensitization in childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis

2005

Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) levels are correlated with several markers of atopy and inflammatory activity in the airways, but the relationship between eNO and total serum IgE has not been fully elucidated in the context of allergic sensitization. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between eNO, total serum IgE and allergic sensitization in childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis. eNO levels, lung function, skin prick tests and total serum IgE were determined in 109 children (mean age, 10.4 yr) with mild intermittent asthma and in 41 children (mean age, 10.1 yr) with allergic rhinitis; 25 healthy non-atopic children were recruited as controls. eNO levels (median) were sig…

Hypersensitivity ImmediateMaleAllergyRhinitis Allergic PerennialAdolescentImmunologyContext (language use)Nitric OxideImmunoglobulin EAllergic sensitizationAtopymedicineHumansImmunology and AllergyChildSensitizationAsthmabiologybusiness.industryAllergensImmunoglobulin Emedicine.diseaseAsthmamedicine.anatomical_structureExhalationPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthImmunologyExhaled nitric oxidebiology.proteinFemalebusinessPediatric Allergy and Immunology
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