Association Between Endocrine Diseases and Serous Otitis Media in Children.
OBJECTIVE
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a condition in which fluid is retained in the middle ear cavity. The association between endocrine disorders and OME has not yet been determined. This study aimed to investigate the presence of OME in children diagnosed with an endocrine disease and the relationship between these two conditions.


METHODS
The study was conducted on 918 pediatric patients (440 boys, 478 girls; mean age: 8.40, range 3-15 years) and 158 healthy controls (76 boys, 79 girls; mean age: 8.31, range 3-15 years). All children underwent an ear examination and a tympanometry performed by an otorhinolaryngologist. Tympanometry results were used to diagnose OME.


RESULTS
OME was detected in 205 (22.3%) of 918 patients and in 19 (12.0%) of 158 subjects in the control group. The difference in frequency of OME between the two groups was statistically significant (p=0.003).


CONCLUSIONS
The results of the study reveal that there may be a tendency towards the occurrence of OME in pediatric endocrinology patients.
Murat
M
Koçyiğit
Taliye
T
Çakabay
Safiye G
SG
Örtekin
Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, İstanbul, Turkey Phone: +90 212 404 15 00 E-mail: akteoman@yahoo.com.
Teoman
T
Akçay
Güven
G
Özkaya
Selin
S
Üstün Bezgin
Melek
M
Yıldız
Mustafa Kemal
MK
Adalı
D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D038781:Otoscopy / Q000379:methods; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology