Harun Ar Rashid Talukder
Bangladesh
Title: Frequency of extracranial complications of chronic suppurative otitis media
Biography
Biography: Harun Ar Rashid Talukder
Abstract
Objectives: To observe the way of presentation of extracranial complication and to find out the relationship between socio-economic factors & extracranial complication of CSOM. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out in the Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital and Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh from 1st July 2009 to 30th June 2010. 100 patients of CSOM were included in this study. Diagnosis was established by detailed history, clinical examination and investigations. Collected data was analyzed by using SPSS. Results: In this study it was found that illiterate (24%) & less educated (41%) male patients (59%) of lower socio-economic group (57%) aged 11-20 years (51%) living in rural areas (66%) who bath in the ponds and rivers (66%) were more sufferers. Cholesteatoma was found in 78% of patients. Post auricular abscess (47%), Postauricular discharging sinus (26%), facial nerve paralysis (11%), Bezold’s abscess (07%) and Zygomatic abscess (06%), labyrinthitis (3%) was the extracranial complications revealed in this study. Conclusion: The frequency of CSOM with extracranial complications is still high in the young age of lower socio-economic class in rural areas. Findings of this study will help create awareness among all level of medical practitioners about the extracranial complications of CSOM and its association with certain socio-demographic factors to enhance prompt diagnosis and treatment.