scholarly journals Relationship between upper respiratory tract infection incidence and low vitamin D levels in children

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
Mustafa Suphi Elbistanlı
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Infection Incidence ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
Upper Respiratory

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN SANITASI FISIK RUMAH DENGAN KEJADIAN INFEKSI SALURAN PERNAPASAN AKUT PADA BALITA DI PUSKESMAS KARO KELURAHAN KARO PEMATANGSIANTAR

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
Samuel Marganda Manalu ◽  
Cindy Avrilta Sembiring
Keyword(s):  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Infection Incidence ◽  
Room Ventilation ◽  
Upper Respiratory ◽  
Children Under 5

The objective of this research is to find out the environment health housing that influencing the numbers of upper respiratory tract infection incidence in children under 5 years old in puskesmas karo. The research was 67 children under 5 years old. Result of this study showed the upper respiratory tract infection incidence in children under 5 years old was 52,2 percent. Over crowed of the room, type of wall and room ventilation had the significant influence to the upper respiratory tract infection incidence of the children under 5 years.

scholarly journals Vitamin D and calcium deficiency in otolaryngological diseases

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
Animesh A. Upadhyay ◽  
Poorva P. Bhide
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Conventional Treatment ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Suppurative Otitis Media ◽  
Chief Complaints ◽  
Upper Respiratory

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> A prospective study to observe the prevalence of deficiency of vitamin D and calcium in out patients of otolaryngology clinic at R.C.S.M Government medical college, Kolhapur, India. The patients attending outpatient of otolaryngology clinic with various complaints and not responding to conventional treatment were advised for assessment of vitamin D [25 (OH)D] level in blood.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The age, sex, occupation, chief complaints, obesity and provisional diagnosis was noted in all cases. A total of 86 patients were examined, maximum patients were in the age group of 7-15 years. The chief complaints in majority of the patients were sore throat with recurrent upper respiratory tract infection.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Only three patient’s vitamin D levels were found to be within normal limits. In rest 83 (96.51%) it was either deficient 57 (66.28%) or insufficient 21 (24.42%).</p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The incidence of vitamin D deficiency is extremely common in ear, nose and throat disease (ENT) patients. The results of vitamin supplementation were promising in cases of pharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) with asthma, post operation of chronic suppurative otitis media, empirical supplementation of vitamin D in all ENT patients not responding to conventional treatment is worth trying.

scholarly journals Toll-Like Receptors: Expression and Roles in Otitis Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (15) ◽  
pp. 7868
Author(s):  
Su Young Jung ◽  
Dokyoung Kim ◽  
Dong Choon Park ◽  
Sung Soo Kim ◽  
Tong In Oh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Toll Like Receptors ◽  
Upper Respiratory

Otitis media is mainly caused by upper respiratory tract infection and eustachian tube dysfunction. If external upper respiratory tract infection is not detected early in the middle ear, or an appropriate immune response does not occur, otitis media can become a chronic state or complications may occur. Therefore, given the important role of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in the early response to external antigens, we surveyed the role of TLRs in otitis media. To summarize the role of TLR in otitis media, we reviewed articles on the expression of TLRs in acute otitis media (AOM), otitis media with effusion (OME), chronic otitis media (COM) with cholesteatoma, and COM without cholesteatoma. Many studies showed that TLRs 1–10 are expressed in AOM, OME, COM with cholesteatoma, and COM without cholesteatoma. TLR expression in the normal middle ear mucosa is absent or weak, but is increased in inflammatory fluid of AOM, effusion of OME, and granulation tissue and cholesteatoma of COM. In addition, TLRs show increased or decreased expression depending on the presence or absence of bacteria, recurrence of disease, tissue type, and repeated surgery. In conclusion, expression of TLRs is associated with otitis media. Inappropriate TLR expression, or delayed or absent induction, are associated with the occurrence, recurrence, chronicization, and complications of otitis media. Therefore, TLRs are very important in otitis media and closely related to its etiology.

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