Tympanic Membrane Retractions in patients with Williams Syndrome: A Controlled Study

Autor:	Marcelo Wierzynski Oliveira, Joel Lavinsky, Marcel Machado Valerio, Temis Maria Felix, Luiz Lavinsky
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	williams syndrome elastin chronic otitis media Medicine Otorhinolaryngology RF1-547
Zdroj:	International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 25, Iss 03, Pp e443-e445 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1809-9777 1809-4864
DOI:	10.1055/s-0040-1715151
Popis:	Introduction The role of elastin in tympanic retractions and chronic otitis media is not well established. Williams Syndrome (WS), a pathology related to a mutation in the elastin gene, could generate tympanic retractions. Objective To compare the prevalence of tympanic retractions among patients with WS and controls. Methods WS patients (n = 43 ears) and controls (n = 130 ears) were evaluated by digital otoscopic examination and the degree of tympanic membrane retraction was classified by 2 blinded experienced otolaryngologists. Results The agreement rate between the evaluators was 71.1% for pars tensa and 65% for pars flaccida retraction (p
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