UNLABELLED New developments on biomaterials are important in surgery. The behavior of a new membrane produced from sugarcane will be evaluated in the middle ear of rats. AIM This study analyzed the results from the interaction of the sugarcane-base biopolymer membrane in the middle ear of a rat. MATERIALS AND METHODS We ran an experimental, prospective, paired study with 24 Wistar rats. The...

During an epidemic of respiratory infection due to respiratory syncytial (RS) virus in Turku, Finland, which lasted from the beginning of April to the end of June 1965, the virus was isolated for the first time from the middle ear exudates of two children with otitis media (Berglund and Strahlmann, 1966). This report describes further isolations of RS virus from the ears of several infants with...

CONCERTED EFFORTS are being made to reduce the incidence of middle ear disease among American Indians, who experience rates several times those of the general U.S. population (1,2). Hearing loss attributable to ear infections in early life also is considerably higher among Indians. To assure that control programs achieve maximum effectiveness and employ resources to optimum advantage, priority ...

Patient population: Pediatric patients (>2 months old) and adults Objectives: (1) Limit acute symptoms and suppurative complications caused by acute otitis media. (2) Maximize language development and minimize long term damage to middle ear structure associated with otitis media with effusion. (3) Limit complications of antibiotic therapy including the development of antibioticresistant bacteria.

OBJECTIVE: In this study, we analyzed the pathologic changes in the middle ear mucosa after the insertion of preserved allograft teeth in guinea pigs by examining serial sections under the light microscope. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixteen pigmented guinea pigs were included in this 2-stage study. In the first stage, 2 guinea pigs were killed, and a preservation technique that included autoclave ...

While the middle ear is the most typical localization, ectopic cholesteatoma has been described for many sites, including the mastoid process [5], the petrous bone [6-8], the external auditory canal [9-14], the paranasal sinuses [15-17] with special emphasis on the frontal sinus [18-19], the genitourinary tract [20] including the ureter [21-23], the renal pelvis [21], the pyelocaliceal region [...

Relapsing polychondritis (RPC) is a poorly understood phenomenon associated with cartilaginous inflammation of the ear, nose, tracheobronchial tree, and peripheral joints. Many cases of RPC respond to anti-inflammatories and resolve with no further complications. However, RPC has also been linked to more insidious conditions such as malignancies, autoimmune disorders, vasculitis, or underlying ...

Background: The prevalence of middle ear inflammation in West Java is still relatively high. General practitioners are at the forefront who see and treat patients directly; thus, number cases can be reduced by increasing competence general practitioners. This study aimed to determine level knowledge, attitude, practices towards inflammation, as an evaluation for improving health services commun...

BACKGROUND Trilostane was identified in an in vivo screen of compounds in a lipopolysaccharide model of inflammation to support a repurposing effort. There is no previous documentation of any anti-inflammatory effects of trilostane. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to elucidate the novel pharmacologic activity of trilostane in a series of inflammation and nociception signal-finding models....