A STUDY ON POST-COVID ALLERGIC AIRWAY DISEASE

Dr. Nuzhath Irfana*, Dr. Syed Mohammed Kazim, Dr. M. A. Aleem, Maseera Amtul Mateen and Asma Afreen

ABSTRACT

Aim: To research the onset or progression of post-covid allergic airway illness in a tertiary care facility. Method: To gain a better knowledge of the condition, 90 patients were included in the research, including inpatients and outpatients diagnosed with post-COVID allergic airway disease. It was done to collect patient data. Every piece of information necessary for the study was gathered at the time of enrollment. After putting the data into a Microsoft Excel sheet, it was analyzed, and frequency tables were created using an appropriate statistical analysis technique. The references for this study were found via searches for similar articles, which were done in a hospital where patients were receiving care. Results: Post-covid allergic airway illness, or worsening or development of upper airway allergies, as shown by our study's findings. Among the 90 instances, the average age of individuals impacted was between 30 and 40 years old, with men being more at risk. Symptoms were used to divide the patients into groups. 21% of patients had a cough, 19% had a cough and sob, 18and % had cough and throat discomfort. According to our research, 54(60%) patients developed the symptoms after COVID, and 36(40%) patients had worsening symptoms after COVID. We learned that in (17) 26% of cases patients having hypertension was the most prevalent comorbid condition, Diabetes is the next condition in (15) 23%, asthma in (10) 15% of patients, and allergic rhinosinusitis in (4) 6% and COPD, ILD (1) 2%. Conclusion: Men were more vulnerable than women which could result from increased exposure to pollution and allergens. All 90 patients' primary complaints were taken into account, and among them, the cough was reported by 21% of patients, A total of 19% of patients arrived with cough and SOB, and 18% of the population with cough and throat discomfort. When medication history was taken into account, it was shown that the majority of individuals have hypertension, followed by diabetes mellitus and asthma.

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