Nasal Findings in Reactive Airway Diseases
Nasal Findings in Reactive Airway Diseases
Reactive airway diseases is a common respiratory diseases affecting 1-18% of the population
 in different countries. It carries a significant burden to children, their families, the
 healthcare system and the overall community.The purpose of the study is to delineate the
 prevalence of abnormal nasal finding in wheezy children and evaluate the role of the
 endoscopic examination of the nose in evaluation and management of a wheezy child.Patients
 and methods:The study will be conducted as a prospective case series including all children
 having chest wheezes, aged from two years to eighteen years, attending emergency unit of
 assuit university children hospital
Reactive airway diseases is a common respiratory diseases affecting 1-18% of the population
 in different countries. The worldwide increasing incidence of asthma continues to make it a
 global health problem . It is one of the major causes of hospitalization among children
 younger than 15 years of age . It carries a significant burden to children, their families,
 the healthcare system and the overall community. When combined with shortness of breath,
 chest tightness and/or cough, it is a bronchial asthma .

 Pediatric wheeze be triggered by upper respiratory tract infections . The adenoids are a
 prominent contributor to chronic rhinitis in the pediatric population. Clinical control of
 chronic rhinosinusitis may be important to optimize the control of difficult-to-treat asthma.
 However, the relationship between chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma in children remains
 largely descriptive .
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  All children having chest wheezes, aged from two years to eighteen years, attending
 emergency unit of Assiut University Pediatric Hospital, during the period 1⁄6∕2017 to
 1∕6⁄2018. They will be examined in Otolaryngology Department, Assiut University
 Hospital

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Refusal of endoscopic nasal examination by care givers.and patients with definite
 diagnosis of wheeze (bronchiolitis,pneumonia)