[Allergy and acute stenosing laryngotracheitis in children].

An allergological examination of 144 patients suffering from acute stenosing laryngotracheitis revealed food, drug, bacterial allergy of exudative diathesis in 62.5% of the cases. Allergic children had laryngostenosis of degree II and more advanced two times more frequently, whereas recurrences (12 cases) occurred primarily in children in premorbid condition. Allergy of shown to contribute to the onset of acute stenosing laryndotracheitis as allergic subjects are more susceptible to respiratory bacterial and viral infection. Local factors are mostly responsible for this. The author offers recommendations on more advanced treatment of acute stenosing laryngotracheitis with consideration of allergic aspects.