The Role of Co-Morbidities

Sofia Konstantinopoulou; Georgios A Sideris; Lourdes M DelRosso

doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2015.10.010

The Role of Co-Morbidities

Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2016 Jan;46(1):7-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2015.10.010. Epub 2015 Dec 2.

Authors

Sofia Konstantinopoulou¹, Georgios A Sideris², Lourdes M DelRosso³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The Children׳s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: konstantis@email.chop.edu.
² Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
³ Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The Children׳s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 26655046
DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2015.10.010

Abstract

Medical conditions can impact sleep and breathing in children. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, allergic rhinitis and asthma are common in children and often coexist with obstructive sleep apnea. Appropriate identification and management of these conditions can improve nocturnal and diurnal symptoms of sleep disordered breathing. We discuss the relationship between these medical conditions and obstructive sleep apnea in children.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Asthma / epidemiology*
Asthma / physiopathology
Child
Comorbidity
Gastroesophageal Reflux / epidemiology*
Gastroesophageal Reflux / physiopathology
Humans
Pediatric Obesity / epidemiology*
Pediatric Obesity / physiopathology
Prevalence
Rhinitis, Allergic / epidemiology*
Risk Factors
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / epidemiology*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy
United States / epidemiology