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An unusual prevalence of complications of chronic suppurative otitis media in young adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

K. M. Shamboul
K. M. Shamboul*
Affiliation:
Omdurman, Sudan
*
Dr Khalid Shamboul, Ph. D., F.R.C.S., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, P. O. Box 382, Omdurman, Omdurman University, Sudan
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Abstract

The complications of chronic suppurative otitis media as seen in 117 patients are presented. Fifty per cent of the patients had cholesteatoma, and 28 per cent revealed complications. Two-thirds of these complications, especially the serious intracranial ones, were encountered in young females. This female predominance was attributed to late presentation because of social reasons, or to undue susceptibility to the destructive effect of cholesteatoma.

Radical and modified radical operations were recommended to render the ears safe, as most of the patients came from distant rural areas and were judged to have poor compliance to report for regular checks.

Keywords

Otitis mediachronic suppurativeCholesteatomaComplications

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 10 , October 1992 , pp. 874 - 877
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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