Department of Pediatric, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Research Article
Evaluation of Chest Radiographic Findings in Patients with Asthma Admitted to Taleghani Hospital in Gorgan, Iran
Author(s): Narges Lashkarbolouk, Mohsen Ebrahimi, Mahdi Mazandarani, Gholamreza Roshandel
Introduction: Asthma is a common reversible chronic respiratory disease that occurs in children and adults with several manifestations. Examining and recognizing the findings of simple chest X-rays in patients with asthma enables preventing complications and progression of the disease by diagnosing asthma or other possible disorders.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in 2018 on patients with asthma admitted to Taleghani Hospital in Gorgan, Iran. The data were collected from hospital records and chest X-ray reports of the patients.
Findings: Overall, 269 patients were recruited. The gender distribution of the participants was as follows: 110 (40.9%) female and 159 (59.1%) male. In this study, the mean age of patients was 4.85 years. We found a significant relationship between chest p.. View More»