Foreign bodies in the ears
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Foreign bodies, External auditory canal, Ear, Africa
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Introduction: Accidents with foreign bodies (FB) are a nosologically entity that occupies a lot of the work of the ENT doctors. These traumas produce temporary or permanent sequelae. Method: A descriptive, retrospective study, analyzing data of patients admitted with foreign bodies at the emergency services at the referral hospital in a specific African country consecutively over the period of 5 years (2007-2011). Results: From the study period, 706 patients were observed with an average of 141 patients per year. The age mean was 16 years. The patient profile was evidenced in children under 9 years old (41.4%; 292/706), males (52%; 367/706); cotton (47.30%; 334/706) the most predominant FB and otalgia, the most frequent symptom (58.07%; 410/706). Discussion: In Africa, due to the lack of specialized personnel, extraction work is carried out by poorly qualified personnel. Conclusions: Ear foreign bodies are a very common nosologically entity in the emergency of ENT, especially in children. Awareness campaign is recommended to sensitize the community to prevent its occurrence.
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Mahomed Sidique Abdul Cadar Dadá, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
1. Otorhinolaryngologist
2. Master in Public Health
3. PhD in Morphology
4. Associate Professor of Human Anatomy
5. Regent of Anatomy I and II (General Medicine), Anatomy (Pharmacy) and Anatomy (Dentistry) of ISCTEM
6. Member of the Biosciences Master's Coordinators Group
7. Member of the Postgraduate Committee of the Eduardo Mondlane University Faculty of Medicine.
8. Member of the Scientific Council of the Graduate School of Eduardo Mondlane University.
9. Member of the Institutional Health Bioethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine and Central Hospital of Maputo (CIBS-FM/HCM)
10. Head of the Anatomy Museum at the UEM Faculty of Medicine
11. Head of the Simulation Center at the UEM Faculty of Medicine
12. 3rd member of the Mozambique ENT Specialty College.
13. Member of the Certification Committee of the ENT College
Abdul Habib Mahomed Dadá, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Dentist
Anatomy Teacher
Epidemiology specialist
Wai Yu LAI , Centro Universitario das Américas
medical student
Zulaikhah Mahomed Sidique Dadá, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Graduated in Pharmacy and Quality Control
Pharmacology Teacher