Effect of House Dust Mite Immunotherapy in Indonesian Children with Chronic Sinusitis

• Main Authors: Azwin Mengindra Putera, -, Anang Endaryanto, -, Ariyanto Harsono, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Ektodermal Displazi Grubu 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/113351/1/Effect%20of%20House%20Dust%20Mite.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/113351/2/Effect%20of%20House%20Dust%20Mite%20Immuno.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/113351/3/11.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/113351/; http://www.jidmr.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/69-XM20_1213_Azwin_Mengindra_Putera_Indonesia.pdf
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

The aimed was associated to effect of HDM immunotherapy in children with chronic sinusitis due to HDM allergies. Participants were divided into 2 groups, consisting of treatment group (immunotherapy) with 23 patients, and control group with 22 patients. Treatment groups received HDM immunotherapy for 14 weeks. The statistical analysis used McNemar and Chi-Square test with 95% confidence interval (CI) and p <0.05. There was a significant difference in the improvement of Waters’ view in the treatment and control groups (p <0.001). There were significant differences in the absence of itchy nose symptom (p = 0.003), colored secretion (p = 0.024), itchy eyes (p = 0.019), wheezing (p = 0.024), shortness of breath (p = 0.039), sneezing (p <0.001), postnasal drip (p <0.001), stuffy nose (p <0.001), snoring (p <0.001), cough (p <0.001), phlegm (p <0.001), and rhinorrhea (p <0.001). There is an improvement in pediatric chronic sinusitis before and after HDM immunotherapy.