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Association Between Endocrine Diseases and Serous Otitis Media in Children

Murat Koçyiğit, Taliye Çakabay, Safiye G Örtekin

  • 1Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, İstanbul, Turkey Phone: +90 212 404 15 00

Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology
|September 10, 2016
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Pediatric endocrinology patients show a higher incidence of otitis media with effusion (OME). This study found a significant association between endocrine diseases and OME in children, suggesting a need for further investigation.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Otolaryngology
  • Clinical Research

Background:

  • Otitis media with effusion (OME) involves middle ear fluid accumulation.
  • The link between endocrine disorders and OME in children is not well-established.
  • This research explores potential connections between pediatric endocrine diseases and OME.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of OME in children with diagnosed endocrine diseases.
  • To investigate the relationship between endocrine disorders and the occurrence of OME.
  • To assess if pediatric endocrinology patients have a higher risk of OME.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 918 pediatric patients with endocrine diseases and 158 healthy controls were evaluated.
  • All participants underwent otological examination and tympanometry.
  • Tympanometry was the diagnostic tool for identifying OME.

Main Results:

  • OME was diagnosed in 22.3% of pediatric patients with endocrine diseases.
  • OME was detected in 12.0% of the healthy control group.
  • A statistically significant difference in OME frequency was observed between the groups (p=0.003).

Conclusions:

  • Pediatric patients with endocrine diseases exhibit a tendency towards developing OME.
  • Findings suggest a potential association between endocrine conditions and OME in children.
  • Further research is warranted to understand this relationship.
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