background: otitis media with effusion (ome) is a common disease in children. viral or bacterial infections, allergy, adenoids, functional abnormalities of the eustachian tube, and gastroesophageal reflux might have a possible role in the pathogenesis of ome. however, the exact pathogenesis of ome is still unsettled. objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare helicobacter pylori preva...

conclusion spiral-ct scan is superior to conventional ct in the diagnosis of lesions in com before operation. it can be used for detailed evaluation of ossicular chain in such patients. objectives this study was performed to compare the findings of three-dimensional reconstructed spiral and conventional ct scan of ossicular chain study in patients with com. patients and methods fifty patients e...

background: the ministry of health and medical education of iran and many other countries advice physicians to use this guideline for diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media (aom), but there is not any evaluation of effectiveness and obedience of this guideline, so the aim of this study was to evaluate the attitude of pediatricians, the most important group that interfere with these patie...

conclusions in conclusion, in spite of usually benign features, chronic otitis media may lead to serious complications such as brain abscess. every effort should be made for microbiological diagnosis of the causative pathogen(s) for appropriate antibiotic treatment. introduction brain abscess is a rare life-threatening focal intracerebral infection. the etiology of brain abscess depends on trau...

'Trcatmcnt of' acut o)titis media: a controlled studv of 142 childrcn. (an .lled.Assoc7 197(;102:263-. 5 Halstcd C. Ilcpow MI. Balassaniati N, Eimmerich J, \\olinskv E. Otitis mcdia: clinical observations, microbiology, and evaluation of therapy. .lmIDisChild 1968;115:542-51. 6 Howie VM, I'loussard JH. Efficacy ot' fixed combinationi antibiotics versus separate conmponents in otitis media. Clin...

Tuberculosis is a rare cause of chronic suppurative otitis media and mastoiditis; the predisposing factors of this association, however, are not commonly described. There has been an alarming increase in the incidence of tuberculosis in Brazil, including tuberculous otitis media. These patients typically present multiple perforations of the tympanic membrane, an ear discharge, and progressive h...

A classification of otitis media is proposed and the histopathological changes of otitis media with effusion are reviewed post mortem on two temporal bones. A case of adhesive otitis media is observed on temporal bone slides. The clinical and therapeutic aspect are examined and treatment guidelines are proposed.

Acute Otitis Media (AOM) is a very common condition in children. Complications of acute otitis media have reduced with the introduction of antibiotics. However, intratemporal and intracranial complications still arise, particularly if there is acute mastoiditis. We discuss the intracranial complications of acute otitis media in children together with evidence-based management.

recurrent ear, nose, and throat (ent) infections are common presenting symptoms in patients with primary antibody deficiencies , but sometimes they remain undiagnosed for many years and are subjected to different antibiotics because of a lack of experience in immunodeficiencies. in order to determin the frequency of ent symptoms among the patients with antibody deficiencies, 83 antibody deficie...

background this study has been designed to investigate the clinical association between gastro esophageal reflux disease (gerd) and chronic otitis media (com) in adults and also the role of gerd treatment on the outcome of com surgery. methods in a randomized clinical trial, 58 patients with com who were candidates for surgery were evaluated for gerd and divided in two groups; gerd posi­tive (c...