Medical management of chronic suppurative otitis media without cholesteatoma in children.
Laryngoscope
; 96(2): 146-51, 1986 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-3945144
ABSTRACT
Tympanomastoid surgery is considered standard management for chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) without cholesteatoma, which is unresponsive to ototopical/oral antimicrobial therapy. The following makes this sequence of management less attractive today 1. potential ototoxicity of ototopical agents; 2. lack of oral antimicrobial agents effective against most common pathogens (e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa); 3. frequent occurrence in children who have tympanostomy tubes; and 4. failure of tympanomastoid surgery to eradicate the disease in all cases. We conducted a study in 36 pediatric patients with chronic suppurative otitis media, in which all received parenteral antimicrobial therapy and daily aural toilet (mean duration of treatment = 9.7 days). Thirty-two patients (89%) had resolution of their infection with medical therapy alone; four children required tympanomastoidectomy. Further investigation is needed to understand the etiology, pathogenesis, and most effective methods of management/prevention of CSOM in children.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Otite Média
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Otite Média Supurativa
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Colesteatoma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Laryngoscope
Assunto da revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article