Baixa prevalência de doenças do ouvido médio em pacientes com fibrose cística

Martins, Luciana Dorochenko; Guimarães, Roberto Eustáquio Santos; Becker, Helena Maria Gonçalves; Bedran, Maria Beatriz; Medeiros, Marcelo; Camargos, Paulo

doi:10.1590/s0021-75572011000100014

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“…Martins and coworkers [ 51 ], from Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais State), evaluated 120 clinically stable patients with CF. Of these, 57% had had no otitis media in the past, 65% had had no otitis in the first year of life, and 71% had had no otitis in the year before being included in the study.…”

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Cystic Fibrosis: Brazilian ENT Experience

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Godinho

Franco

et al. 2012

International Journal of Otolaryngology

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Most published studies about Cystic Fibrosis (CF) are European or North American. There are still few publications about the characteristics of fibrocystic populations in developing countries. The incidence of cystic fibrosis (CF) in Brazil varies among different regions (1 : 10,000 in Minas Gerais, 1 : 9,500 in Paraná, 1 : 8,700 in Santa Catarina, and 1 : 1600 in Rio Grande do Sul). The prevalence of the DF508 mutation also varies according to population: 33% in Sao Paulo, 49% in Rio Grande do Sul, 27% in Santa Catarina, and 52% in Minas Gerais. Cough and nasal obstruction are the most common symptoms. The variation in nasal polyposis prevalence may be explained by population genotypic characteristics in a country that spans a continent. Findings on nasal endoscopy and computed tomography (CT) have better correlation than do this information compared with surgical and clinical history. Microbiologic studies suggest a high level of early contamination of the airways. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) occurs in these patients as a result of ototoxic antibiotics. The data compiled in this paper is useful, but also lead to the general agreement that more research would be welcome due to the unique characteristics of this country.

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Cystic Fibrosis: Brazilian ENT Experience

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Godinho

Franco

et al. 2012

International Journal of Otolaryngology

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“…The high prevalence of middle ear disease and its implications caused the World Health Organization to consider the skills for the diagnosis and treatment of otitis media in childhood as a priority to be developed by professionals of primary health. 5 Studies show that otitis media is the most common hearing disorder in children. 4 6 7 8 9 10…”

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The Audiometric Findings among Curitiba and Metropolitan Area Students

Klas

Lacerda

2014

Int. Arch. Otorhinolaryngol.

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Introduction Hearing loss can compromise the language, learning process, and socialization of students. Objective Study the audiometric findings among Curitiba and Metropolitan Area students. Methods Analysis of data collected at the hearing health service of Paraná State special education and inclusion department. Results The sample consisted of 646 students, children and teenagers of both genders (38.2% female and 61.8% male), with average age of 8.12 years (range 2 to 15); all were students of public or private schools of Curitiba and Metropolitan Area. The justifications to refer the students to audiometric evaluation were: otolaryngologists diagnosis (73.1%), school difficulties (39.6%), and midlevel hearing problems (32%). Audiometric results showed that 29.5% of the students had hearing loss. Conductive hearing losses showed the greatest occurrence among preschool students (right ear 38.6%, left ear 39.8%). The predominant hearing loss degree was mild (RE 20.5%, LE 19.3%) to slight (RE 17%, LE 19.3%), as was the horizontal configuration (RE 81.5%, LE 78.4%). A significant relationship (p = 0.0000) between hearing loss and poor school performance was noted. Conclusion Considering the available data, especially the high number of findings of conductive losses, it is necessary to highlight prevention and diagnosis of early hearing alteration. Nevertheless, Brazil, as an emerging country, has been pursuing improvement in health and life quality of all citizens.

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