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A possible association between maternal otitis media and ear defect in their offspring
Nándor Acs1, Ferenc Bánhidy, Erzsébet H Puhó
1Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, School of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
Background:
The possible association between otitis media in pregnancy (OMP) and structural birth defects, that is, congenital abnormalities (CAs), in their offspring has not been studied.
Methods:
The data set of the Hungarian Case-Control Surveillance of Congenital Abnormalities, 1980 and 1996, was evaluated.
Results:
There were 58 (0.25%) and 55 (0.14%) of 22 843 cases and 38 151 controls with mothers who had OMP, respectively. There was association of OMP and a higher risk of ear CA.
Conclusions:
A possible explanation for the association of OMP with higher risk of ear CA may be some morphological deviation of the inner ear.
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