[Incidence of wheezing asthma, rhinitis, urticaria and conjunctivitis in a pediatric emergency department].

The Authors considered the incidences of the urgencies for allergic pathology arrived at Santobon Hospital during January-December 1992. In the period of twelve months a whole of 42.702 children came to Hospital; among them 4.359 showed an allergic pathology with a clear prevalence for wheezing and asthma. In addition it was observed too that an allergic mainly affected male children.