National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear by pyogenic organisms. Typically disease follows viral infection of upper respiratory tract, but soon invades the middle ear with pyogenic organisms; seen as acute and chronic forms based on clinical grounds (Froom et al., 1997). Acute suppurative otitis media (ASOM) is termed as the rapid and short onset of signs and symptoms of inflammation in the middle ear. Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is termed as long standing infection of a part or whole of the middle ear cleft characterized by ear discharge and a permanent perforation (Freid et al., 1998). For secondary brain abscess (Berman, 1995). Present study was carried in Department of Microbiology during the period September 2006 to August 2008 at Government College and Hospital, Ambajogai. A total of 504 clinically diagnosed cases of otitis media were included in study in the present study. The commonest age group affected in ASOM was 0-10 years (73cases, 43.71%) and in CSOM was 11-20 years, (95 cases, and 56.88%). Both ASOM and CSOM cases showed male predominance, 56.88% and 57.27% respectively. In all cases the commonest presenting symptom was otorrhoea, followed by deafness and fever. Otitis media is common ENT problem in children and young adults, Males are commonly affected in both ASOM & CSOM- these findings is consistent with other studies in literature.
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