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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Chronic suppurative otitis media in children of Luanda, Angola
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Volume 100, No. 8, Year 2011
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Aim: Evaluation of clinical characteristics, bacteriology and hearing in paediatric patients with and without chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) in Luanda, Angola. Methods: Interview, clinical examination, ear-discharge culture, open air pure-tone audiometry and brainstem auditory-evoked potentials of 23 outpatients with CSOM and 23 controls in a paediatric hospital. Results: Of the CSOM vs. control children, 35% vs. 26% had running water, 70% vs. 70% electricity, 64% vs. 0% HIV (p < 0.0001) and 36% vs. 0% tuberculosis in history (p = 0.002). Ten (43%) children had bilateral CSOM. The major ear-discharge pathogens were Proteus spp. (44%) and Pseudomonas (22%). Hearing impairment of >25 dB was present in 52% of CSOM-affected ears and bilateral hearing loss in 7 (30%) CSOM children vs. zero control child (p = 0.009). Only one hearing-impaired child's family had previously detected the handicap. Conclusion: CSOM occurred in children with high co-morbidity. Persistent otorrhoea was usually caused by Proteus spp. or Pseudomonas, and often suggestive of either HIV or hearing impairment. In the developing countries, prompt diagnosis and treatment of CSOM would enhance the children's linguistic and academic development. © 2011 The Author(s)/Acta Pædiatrica.
Authors & Co-Authors
Taipale, Anni
Finland, Helsinki
Helsinki University Hospital
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Angola, Luanda
Hospital Pediátrico David Bernardino
Pelkonen, Tuula
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Angola, Luanda
Hospital Pediátrico David Bernardino
Finland, Helsinki
Helsinki University Hospital
Taipale, Marko
Angola, Luanda
Hospital Pediátrico David Bernardino
Finland, Helsinki
Helsinki University Hospital
Bernardino, Luís
Angola, Luanda
Hospital Pediátrico David Bernardino
Peltola, Heikki O.
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Finland, Helsinki
Helsinki University Hospital
Pitkäranta, Anne
Finland, Helsinki
Helsinki University Hospital
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Statistics
Citations: 24
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02192.x
ISSN:
08035253
e-ISSN:
16512227
Research Areas
Disability
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Angola