scholarly journals Clinicopathological study on CSOM: a comparison between tubotympanic and atticoantral variety

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phub Tshering ◽  
Md. Abul Hasnat Joarder ◽  
M Alamgir Chowdhury ◽  
Kanu Lal Saha

Introduction: This study aimed to compare the clinico-pathological features of the tubotympanic and atticoantral variety of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM).Methods: This was a cross sectional observational study conducted in the department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Dhaka, Bangladesh. The study was done over a period of six months and a total of 60 cases were selected. In group A 30 cases of CSOM tubotympanic variety were included while in group B 30 cases of atticoantral variety of CSOM were selected. The two groups were compared with regard to their clinical presentations, the type and degree of hearing loss and their associated complications by taking a detailed history followed by clinical examination and doing the relevant investigations.Results: In group A, the patients presented with a profuse non smelly discharge. All had a central perforation and majority had mild conductive hearing loss. There were no associated complications. In group B, the aural discharge were foul smelling and scanty. The perforations were 66% in the attic while 33.3% had marginal perforations. The hearing loss was mainly conductive in nature but in group B it’s more severe in degree and also there were more associated severe to profound sensori-neural hearing loss. There were also associated extracranial and intracranial complications in group B patients.Conclusion: The atticoantral variety of CSOM is associated with a foul smelling scanty discharge with severe hearing loss and complications than the tubotympanic variety of CSOM. Therefore early detection becomes essential especially in the primary care setting for appropriate referral to higher centers for better management DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v18i2.11991 Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 18(2): 138-144

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Muhammad Rafiqul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Abdullah ◽  
ABM Luthful Kabir ◽  
Syed Sanaul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Harun Or Rashid

Objectives: To evaluate the type and degree of hearing loss in CSOM and also to find out any relationship between the hearing loss and disease duration. Methods: This was a cross sectional study which was carried out in the departments of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery of BSMMU and Dhaka Medical College Hospital during the period of July’2011 to December’2011. A total 80 cases of CSOM were collected. Patient below the age of 5 years and patients above the age of 50 years were excluded from this study. The diagnosis of CSOM was established on the basis of clinical examination- otoscopy and tunning fork test. Pure tone audiogram (PTA) was done for hearing assessment. Thus, 80 cases of CSOM were collected with their PTA reports of 117 ears. Results: The study included 80 patients of CSOM, of them 60 were with tubo-tympanic type and 20 were with attico-antral disease. Highest number of patients was in 2nd decade in both type of disease. 44.79% of ears of tubo-tympanic type were associated with mild (26-40 dB) hearing loss and 42.85% attico-antral variety was with moderate (41-55 dB) hearing loss. Conductive type of hearing loss was common in both types of disease. 98% of ears in tubotympanic and 81% of ears in attico-antral disease had conductive hearing loss. Mixed type (2.08%) of hearing loss was found in tubo-tympanic disease. Attico-antral disease was also associated with mixed (14.28%) and SNHL (4.76%). Conclusion: The above study revealed that hearing loss in CSOM is mostly conductive in nature rarely sensorineural in type. Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; April 2017; 23(1): 59-66


2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
SMG Rabbani ◽  
MA Chowdhury ◽  
AM Shumon ◽  
N Yasmeen ◽  
M Rashid ◽  
...  

This cross sectional prospective study was carried out in the Department of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, Tairunessa Memorial Medical College Hospital (TMMCH), Boardbazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh in a period of 12 months from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012 among those complaining hearing loss attending in ENT OPD. The aim of the study was to find out pattern and causes of hearing loss. Two hundred cases of hearing impaired people were taken and the data were collected by interviewing the cases as per questionnaire from history, examinations & investigation reports. The commonest type of hearing loss was conductive type. In the right ear 114 cases (63.33%) of conductive type of deafness, 36 cases (20%) of mixed type of deafness and 30 cases (16.67%) of sensorineural type of deafness. In the left ear 106 cases (61.62%) of conductive type of deafness, 40 cases (23.25%) of mixed type of deafness and 26 cases (15.13%) of sensorineural type of deafness. This study showed that females (58%) were mostly affected than males (42%) and garments workers (45%) were commonest group of people. From this study we got both ears were involved by disease process in 76% of the patients and only right ear was 14% and only left ear was 10%. The commonest cause of hearing loss is chronic suppurative otitis media. The ear diseases are common in our country but its diagnosis is usually delayed, till then certain amount of hearing loss has occurred. So awareness, early diagnosis and proper treatment are needed to improve the situation. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v5i2.21125 Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 5, No. 2: July 2014, Pages 9-13


2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-93
Author(s):  
Ahmed Tariq ◽  
Mostafizur Rahman ◽  
Delwar Hossain ◽  
Sheikh Hasanur Rahman

Otosclerosis is the most frequent cause of conductive hearing loss in patients with intact tympanic membrane. It can be treated by surgery with various techniques. Because of limited manipulation and comparably similar results, stapedotomy at present is preferred over other surgical techniques by most surgeons. Here we present the operative results of 35 otosclerotic patients who underwent stapedotomy between January 2009 - October 2010 in the department of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Shahid Suhrawardhy medical college & hospital, Dhaka. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hearing results following stapedotomy in otosclerosis surgery. The average air-bone gap of patients improved significantly to 21.74 dB after operation. Other hearing parameters of patients (including air conduction, bone conduction, speech discrimination score, and tinnitus) also improved. No patient experienced persistent vertigo after the operation and pre operative tinnitus resolved in 12 out of 22 patients. Stapedotomy is a safe and effective modality for improving conductive hearing loss in otosclerotic patients. Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; October 2019; 25(2): 85-93


2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sankar Kumar Basak ◽  
Kohinoor Begum ◽  
Maliha Rashid ◽  
Nahid Yasmin ◽  
Hasina Begum

Objective(s): To assess the association between the haematocrit value and severity of preeclampsia.Materials & Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in the department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka during the period of January 2012 to December 2013. Total of 100 patients were studied and they were divided into two groups – group-A and group-B. Fifty preeclamptic patients were included in the group-A and 50 normal pregnant women were included in the group-B.Results: Majority of preeclamptic women (68%) and normal pregnant women (76%) were in the age group of 20-30 years with the mean ages of group-A and group-B subjects were 26.50±5.71 and 26.26±4.91 years respectively. Eighty six percent of group-A and 70% of group-B women were of lower socioeconomic status. Majority of the study subjects (74% of group-A and 80% of group-B) were housewife. More than half (54%) of the preeclamptic women were primigravid and 60% of normal pregnant women were multigravid. Among the preeclamptic subjects 16 (32%) had mild hypertension (DBP<110mmHg) and 34 (68%) had severe hypertension (DBP ? 110 mmHg). Out of 50 preeclamptic subjects 45 (90%) had severe proteinuria (+++) and only 5 (10%) had moderate (++) proteinuria.The mean haematocrit value of preeclamptic patients was 34.881±3.03 and that of normal pregnant women was 31.94±1.2. It was statistically significant (P value 0.001). The mean haematocrit value of normal pregnant, mild and severe preeclamptic women were 31.94±1.2, 33.31±2.57 and 35.62±2.95 respectively. It was also statistically significant (P value 0.001).Conclusion: This study shows that haematocrit value of preeclamptic patients is significantly higher compared to that of the normal pregnant women (P<0.05). There is a strong association of increasead haematocrit and preeclampsia.Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2015; Vol. 30(2) : 80-85


2021 ◽  
pp. 79-81
Author(s):  
Tinku Moni Borah ◽  
Smrity Rupa Borah Dutta

Objective: To assess the efficacy of Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose powder over steroid nasal spray in treatment of allergic rhinitis. Methods: A prospective study of 60 patients suffering from allergic rhinitis was conducted in the ENT and Head & Neck surgery Department, Silchar medical College and Hospital from April 2018 to August 2018.The study subjects were divided into two groups A and B. Group A was treated with oral antihistaminic and steroid nasal spray, while group B was treated with oral antihistaminics and HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE powder nasal spray for 4 weeks. The treatment outcomes were evaluated after 14 days and 28 days from the beginning of treatment, by assessing relief of symptom on a five point scale. Results: There was almost similar score in both the groups ranging between score 3 and 4(i.e., relief of nasal obstruction and sneezing) after 14 days of treatment (62% vs 64%). But after 28 days there was significantly better improvement score of group B study subjects over group A in score 5 (i.e., complete relief from symptoms (83.3% vs. 66.6% ).In both the groups, mild sedation at the beginning of the treatment was reported in some patients, which is a well known side effect of antihistaminics. Conclusion: The result obtained comparing both the groups indicated high efficacy of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose powder over steroid nasal spray in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.


2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Md Harun Ar Rashid Talukder ◽  
Md Monwar Hossain ◽  
Md Tariqul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Idrish Ali ◽  
Mujibur Rahman ◽  
...  

Objectives: To see the way of presentation of extracranial complication, relationship between socio-economic conditions and extracranial complication of chronic suppuration otitis media.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out in Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital and Dhaka Medical College Hospital from 1st July 2009 to 30th June 2010. The diagnosis was made by detailed history, clinical examination & investigation. Analyzed data was presented by various tables.Results: In this study male (59%), lower class people (57%), age 11-20 years, rural (66%) and less educated patients were more affected. Having bath in the ponds and rivers suffers more. Clinical presentation of CSOM with complications were aural discharge (100%), hearing impairment (94%), post auricular swelling (15%), pain in the ear (21%), postauricular discharge (27%) and mass in the EAC (12%). Here found aural discharge mostly malodorous and scanty, attic perforation and cholesteatoma. Post auricular abscess most common (47%) extracranial complication and labyrinthitis was the lowest (3%). Atticoantral variety was more common (89%) than that of tubotympanic disease (11%).Conclusion: From the review of the series we found the frequency & types of extracranial complications arising from CSOM and known the current epidemiological data. It can produce awareness among all level of medical practitioners and enhance prompt diagnosis and treatment.J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2016; 34(1): 3-8


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-120
Author(s):  
Nusrat Tasnim ◽  
Rokeya Begum

Background: Infertility is a global health issue causing great personal sufferings and distress. It is also matter of social injustice and inequality. Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism causes menstrual disturbances secondary to anovulation. The degree of disturbances varies from abnormal sexual development through menstrual irregularity to infertility.Objective: To assess thyroid hormone status in female infertility.Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Physiology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka during the period of July 2010 to June 2011. A total number of 250 female were included within the age limit of 20-40 years. Among them 125 subjects, healthy parous women were considered as control (group A) and 125 subjects, infertile women were considered as case (group B). The subjects were selected from Dhaka Medical College Hospital, infertility centre of BSMMU and BIRDEM, Dhaka. Data were collected in predesigned structured questionnaire form after taking consent. The study parameters are serumT3,T4 were measured in the Department of Nuclear Medicine, DMCH, Dhaka. For comparison between two groups, statistical analysis were done by Student's unpaired't' test. P<0.05 was considered as level of significance.Results: Serum T3 and T4 were significantly lower in group B than that of group A(P<0.001).Conclusion: From the results of the present study, it may be concluded that lower level of serum T3,T4 may be related with infertility.Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 8, No. 2: Jul 2017, P 117-120


2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-109
Author(s):  
Md Harun-Ar-Rashid Talukder ◽  
Md Monwar Hossain

Objectives: To determine the relationship between social factors and frequency of CSOM & its extracranial complications and their clinical presentation. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital and Dhaka Medical College Hospital from 1st July 2009 to 30th June 2010. Results: In this study male (59%), lower class people (57%), age 11-20 years, resident in rural area (66%) and less educated patients were more affected. Having bath in the pond and/or river suffers more. Clinical presentation of CSOM and complication were aural discharge (100%), hearing impairment (94%), post auricular swelling (45%), pain in the ear (21%), postauricular discharge (27%), tinnitus (11%), vertigo (9%), headache (07%) and mass in the EAC (12%). Here found aural discharge mostly malodorous and scanty, attic perforation and cholesteatoma. Post auricular abscess most common (47%) extracranial complication and labyrinthitis is the lowest (3%). Atticoantral variety was more common (89%). Conclusion: Lower class people of rulal area, children and less educated personals were affected more with CSOM and its extracranial complications. So proper awareness among all level of people including medical practitioners can enhance prompt diagnosis and treatment and reduce the complication. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v19i2.17633 Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2013; 19(2): 104-109


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-46
Author(s):  
Prasun Barua ◽  
Mohammed Kaisar Iqbal ◽  
Mahmudul Haque

Background: Burn is reported to cause significant alteration of haemocoagulativeparameters, but due to lack of proper understanding of burn coagulopathy, only theroutine coagulation tests are generally used, even though these provide limiteddiagnostic or prognostic information about burns and postburn complications. So,this study specifically aimed to characterize the changes in plasma FibrinDegradation Product (FDP) together with routine coagulative parameters and theirrelations with burn-severity. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional comparative study was carried out inthe Department of Biochemistry and Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery ofChattogram Medical College Hospital from January to December in 2014. 130subjects of 18 – 65 years enrolled in two groups by nonprobability consecutivesampling. Group-A consisted of 80 patients with minor, moderate and major burnsas per American Burn Association severity classification, whereas Group-B included50 age and sex-matched healthy subjects. Plasma FDP was estimated by immunoturbidimetricmethod in STA compact automated analyser. Bleeding Time (BT),Clotting Time (CT) and Prothrombin Time (PT) were also determined using standardmethods. Results: Burn patients had significantly higher mean FDP (10.13 ± 5.63 μg/ml) thancontrols (2.50 ± 1.56 μg/ml) which increased with increase in burn-severity (4.83,8.12 and 15.48 μg/ml in minor, moderate and major burns respectively). PlasmaFDP increased in 91.25% burn patients. While BT and CT were mostly unchanged, PTwas prolonged in 66.25% burn patients (Mean = 15 seconds) but that did not seemto correlate with burn-severity or with FDP.Conclusion: Plasma FDP increased significantly in burn patients showing better andconsistent correlation with burn-severity than routine coagulation parameters. Chatt Maa Shi Hosp Med Coll J; Vol.19 (1); January 2020; Page 43-46


1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Segupta Kishwara ◽  
Abu Sadat Mohammad Nurunnabi ◽  
Mahamuda Begum ◽  
Khandaker Abu Rayhan ◽  
Shamim Ara

Context: Preeclampsia is a relatively common pregnancy disorder that is related to the placenta and causes variable maternal and foetal problems. Alterations in placental weight are evident in moderate to severe maternal preeclampsia. Study design: Cross-sectional descriptive type. Place and period of study: Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka from August 2005 to June 2006. Materials & Methods: 60 human placentae from Bangladeshi women were collected from the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka of which 30 from normal uncomplicated pregnancies (control group or group A) and another 30 from pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia (preeclampsia group or group B), where the patients were normotensive previously. Results: The mean weight of the placenta was 406.90±72.64 gm in control group (group A) and 311.50±74.09 gm in preeclampsia group (group B) respectively. The mean difference in weight between two groups was statistically significant (P< 0.001). Conclusion: Placental weight was found reduced in maternal preeclampsia in comparison to that of normal pregnancy. Key words: weight of placenta; preeclampsia. DOI: 10.3329/bja.v8i2.7019Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy July 2010, Vol. 8 No. 2 pp. 69-71


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