TY - JOUR AU - Wijaya, Frita Oktina AU - Madiadipoera, Teti AU - Dermawan, Arif PY - 2015/10/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Characteristics of Rhinitis in Children in ORL-HNS Clinic of Hasan Sadikin Hospital Indonesia JF - Asian Journal of Applied Sciences JA - AJAS VL - 3 IS - 5 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJAS/article/view/3157 SP - AB - <p><strong><em>Background : </em></strong><em>Rhinitis is a common problem in children and adolescent that cause negative impacts on physical, social and psychological. Its prevalence is increased. Rhinitis</em><em> is a</em><em>n inflammation of nasal epithelium which is characterized by nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, sneezing and nasal itching. It is classified into allergic rhinitis, infectious rhinitis and non-allergic non-infectious rhinitis</em><em>.</em><em> Rhinitis has comorbidities such as conjunctivitis, asthma, impaired hearing, rhinosinusitis, and sleep problems </em><strong><em>Purpose :</em></strong> <em>To provide</em><em> </em><em>characteristic</em><em> of </em><em>rhinitis in pediatric population. </em><strong><em>Methods :</em></strong><em> This study is a</em><em> descriptive study that was conducted at ORL-HNS</em><em> clinic</em><em> Hasan Sadikin Hospital during the period of </em><em>January</em><em> 20</em><em>13</em><em>-December 201</em><em>3. The classification was based on </em><em>Pediatric Rhinitis Position Paper of EAACI.</em><em> There were 101 </em><em>patien</em><em>t which age is range from 3-18 years old</em><em>. </em><em>The diagnosed based o</em><em>n anamnesis, physical examination, and </em><em>skin prick test</em><em>.</em> <strong><em>Results </em></strong><strong><em>:</em></strong><em> Most of the patient</em> <em>48,3%</em><em> </em><em>was classified as</em><em> allergic rhinitis. Followed by infectious rhinitis 37,3%, and non-allergic non-infectious rhinitis 25.2%. A</em><em>s a comorbidity </em><em>conjunctivitis was found in 20,7% patients, </em><em>r</em><em>h</em><em>inosinusitis </em><em>37,6</em><em>%</em><em>, asthma 5,9%, impaired hearing 19,8%, and sleep-problems 32,6%. Most common therapy was oral antihistamin</em><em>e</em><em> 80,1% and intranasal corticosteroid 52,4%. </em><strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><em>Allergic rhinitis</em><em> </em><em>was the most prevalent </em><em>classification in</em><em> </em><em>pediatric rhinitis patient at </em><em>ORL-HNS</em><em> clinic</em><em> Hasan Sadikin Hospital</em><em> according to Pediatric Rhinitis Position Paper of EAACI</em><em>. There was significant correlation between nasal obstruction and sleep problems.</em></p><p><em> </em></p> <p><strong><em>Key words: </em></strong><em>rhinitis, </em><em>children, adolescents, characteristic</em></p> ER -