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Acute otitis media

Последний просмотренный: 21 Jan 2026
Last updated: 19 Feb 2025

Резюме

Определение

Анамнез и осмотр

Ключевые диагностические факторы

  • otalgia
  • preceding upper respiratory symptoms
  • bulging tympanic membrane
  • myringitis
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Другие диагностические факторы

  • irritability
  • sleep disturbance
  • fever
  • decreased appetite
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Факторы риска

  • day care attendance
  • older siblings
  • young age
  • family history
  • Native American or Native Alaskan
  • male sex
  • absence of breastfeeding
  • supine feedings (bottle propping)
  • pacifier use
  • environmental tobacco smoke
  • lower socioeconomic status
  • craniofacial anomaly
  • immunologic deficiency
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Диагностические исследования

Исследования, которые показаны в первую очередь

  • no initial test
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Исследования, проведение которых нужно рассмотреть

  • pneumatic otoscopy
  • tympanometry
  • acoustic reflectometry
  • bacterial culture of middle ear contents
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Алгоритм лечения

Начальные

suspected AOM

Острый

confirmed AOM

Составители

Авторы

Carlos E. Armengol, MD

Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville PLC

Charlottesville

VA

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CEA is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

Выражение благодарностей

Dr Carlos E. Armengol would like to gratefully acknowledge the late Professor J. Owen Hendley, a previous contributor to this topic.

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JOH declared that he had no competing interests.

Рецензенты

Ozgur Yigit, MD

Chief

ENT Department

Istanbul Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul

Turkey

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OY declares that he has no competing interests.

Peter Bull, MB FRCS

Retired Consultant Paediatric Otolaryngologist

Formerly at Sheffield Children's Hospital

Sheffield

UK

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PB declares that he has no competing interests.

Richard Schwartz, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Georgetown University and George Washington University School of Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics

Medical College of Virginia

Clinical Professor

University of Virginia Medical College

Charlottesville

VA

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At the time of the peer review, RS declared no competing interests. We have been informed that Dr Schwartz is now deceased.

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Основные статьи

Lieberthal AS, Carroll AE, Chonmaitree T, et al. The diagnosis and management of acute otitis media. Pediatrics. 2013 Mar;131(3):e964-99. [Erratum in: Pediatrics. 2014 Feb;133(2):346.]Полный текст  Аннотация

Sjoukes A, Venekamp RP, van de Pol AC, et al. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, alone or combined, for pain relief in acute otitis media in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Dec 15;(12):CD011534.Полный текст  Аннотация

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