Abstract

Objectves. To study the prevalence of acuta otitis media and mastoiditis in children according to data from the pediatric otolaryngology department of state budgetary health care institution “Regional Clinical Hospital No 2”. Tyumen city. Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of the case histories of children who were hospitalized in the period from 2009 to 2017, the prevalence of various forms of otitis media and mastoiditis was studied. Results and discussion. The article analyzes the prevalence of clinical forms of otitis and mastoiditis in children. The number of children with otitis was 33% (4984 /15,087), of wich 68% with nonperforated form, 32% with perforated form, 6% complicated forms. Boys are more often sick, the younger and preschool age groups of children is the main risk group (85%) for the development of otitis media and mastoiditis. Conclusions. The high prevalence of otitis media and mastoiditis, their steady growth testifies to the urgency of the problem in pediatric practice.

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