The pathogens profile in children with otitis media with effusion and adenoid hypertrophy

The pathogens profile in children with otitis media with effusion and adenoid hypertrophy

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the presence of viruses and bacteria in middle ear and adenoids of patients with and without otitis media with effusion (OME). METHODS Adenoid samples and middle ear washes (MEW) were obtained from children with OME associated with adenoid hypertrophy undergoing adenoidectomy and tympanostomy, and compared to those obtained from patients undergoing cochlear implant surg...

Vitamin D Levels in Children with Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy and Otitis Media with Effusion

Introduction:Vitamin D has been suggested to play a considerable role in the function of the immune system in various infectious, inflammatory, and autoimmune conditions. Otitis media with effusion (OME), defined as the presence of non-purulent fluid within the middle ear without signs or symptoms of suppurative otitis media, has a number of inflammatory predisposing factors. This study was des...

vitamin d levels in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and otitis media with effusion

introduction:vitamin d has been suggested to play a considerable role in the function of the immune system in various infectious, inflammatory, and autoimmune conditions. otitis media with effusion (ome), defined as the presence of non-purulent fluid within the middle ear without signs or symptoms of suppurative otitis media, has a number of inflammatory predisposing factors. this study was des...

Otitis Media with Effusion in Children and the Impact of Risk Factors on Serum Cytokine Levels

Introduction:To evaluate the role of allergic-type and infectious-type cytokines in children with chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) Materials and Methods:We investigated serum levels of interleukins (IL)-4, IL-5, and IL-13, along with interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 35 children with OME and 28 healthy contr...

COMPARISON OF INTEGRATIVE VS. CONVENTIONAL THERAPY OF CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION AND ADENOID HYPERTROPHY IN CHILDREN Ph.D. doctoral thesis