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RELIABILITY OF COMBINING CLINICAL SYMPTOMS TO FACILITATE OTITIS MEDIA DIAGNOSIS IN CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OF AGE
Ahmed Najeeb Mohammed*, Muwaffaq Mahmood Younis
ABSTRACT
Aim of study: The aim of the present study is to assess the profit of combination of signs and symptoms in order to increase the accuracy in diagnosing the acute otitis media in children under four years of age. Material and method: Case-series study design was adopted for this study, based on 15% sample size of the average monthly attendance to the ear, nose, and throat department in Mosul General hospital. Results: A sample of 100 patients suffering from acute respiratory infections were studied, 43(43%) were females and 57(57%) were males, male to female ratio was 1.07:1. Conclusion: This study found that none of the clinical features were having the best validity in diagnosing acute otitis media simultaneously.
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