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Middle ear disease in CF? It's not just about the sinuses anymore!
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jul 2020
McCoy Jennifer L, Kaffenberger Thomas M, Yang Tiffany S, Shaffer Amber D, Dohar Joseph E
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INTRODUCTION: Historically cystic fibrosis (CF), in contrast to primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), has been considered protective of the middle ear from otitis media and rarely were such patients "severely affected" to require tympanostomy tube placement (BMT). Previously the Pittsburgh Otitis Media Research group reported a 10% prevalence of otitis media in the pediatric CF population which is significantly lower...
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