Article
IgE sensitization, respiratory allergy symptoms, and heritability independently increase the risk of otitis media with effusion.
Allergy - 1 Mar 2006
Chantzi F M, Kafetzis D A, Bairamis T, Avramidou C, Paleologou N, Grimani I, Apostolopoulos N, Papadopoulos N G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Epidemiological evidence examining the role of atopy and/or allergy in the pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion (OME) is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to assess any increased risk for OME attributable to allergy-related factors, in a well-characterized population using a case-control design and multivariate analysis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Eighty-eight 1-7-year-old children...
Topics
- Age Distribution
- Asthma
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity, Immediate
- Immunization
- Incidence
