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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Annals of Otology and Neurotology 2018; 01(02): 105-110
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675661
Original Article
Indian Society of Otology

Otolaryngologic Lesions among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected Children

Oluwabusayo D. Babatunde
1   Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
,
Adebolajo A. Adeyemo
1   Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
,
Regina E. Oladokun
2   Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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04 January 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Background Otolaryngologic (ORL) lesions are common in children. ORL lesions occur even more commonly and more severely in HIV-infected children. The few available literature has reported a high prevalence in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected children; however, there are inadequate data on the impact of HIV infection on hearing and the pattern of manifestations of ORL lesions among African children.

Objectives This study was conducted to describe the prevalence and manifestations of ORL lesions among HIV-infected children and controls in Nigeria.

Materials and Methods A prospective comparative cross-sectional study design was adopted. Clinical evaluation was done, and hearing assessment was done using otoacoustic emission for all participants and pure tone audiometry for participants aged ≥ 5 years. Hearing thresholds were defined according to the World Health Organization classification.

Results One hundred children were studied: 50 HIV-infected and 50 HIV-negative children. The prevalence of ORL lesions among HIV-infected children was 66%, whereas it was 46% (p = 0.044) among HIV-negative children. ORL lesions were more prevalent among children between the 18-month and 5-year age group (p = 0.003) irrespective of HIV status. The lesions that were associated with HIV infection were cervical adenopathy (44%, p = 0.010) and hearing loss (36%, p = 0.023).

Conclusion The frequency of ORL lesions is high in HIV-infected children, but improved outcomes following use of medications may be responsible for the slight disparity in prevalence when compared with HIV-negative children.

Keywords

human immunodeficiency virus - otolaryngology - pediatric
 

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