Çocukluk çağında egzersizle indüklenen gÕğüs agrısı ve bronşiyal astım.

Chest pain is a frequently encountered problem in childhood. In this study we aimed to asses the relationship between exertional chest pain and asthma by using the peek expiratory flow rate measurements. For this study, 64 otherwise healthy children with chest pain (chest pain group), 9-16 years of age (mean 11.9) and 58 healthy (control group), 8-11 years (mean 11.5) were compared with the use of peak flow-meter. Ages, weights, heights, systolic-diastolic blood pressures, pulses recorded. Preexertional and postexertional peak flow measurements (PEFR) at 2, 5 and 10 minutes determined. There was a decrease more than 15% in PEFR measures in 7 (10.9%) of chest pain group and in 1 (1.7%) of control group children (p<0.05). According to the results of this study, one may think that exercise induced asthma play an important role in the pathogenesis of exertional chest pain and history taking with PEFR measurements are important in this assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]