%0 Journal Article
%T Clinical Aspects and Management of Children in Otorhinolaryngological Consultation: Case of University Clinics of Lubumbashi (DR Congo)
%A Yowa Muya Sandra
%A Kanteng Gray
%A Nyembo Luty Albert
%A Mutombo Mulangu Augustin
%A Luboya Numbi Oscar
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 6
%N 9
%P 1-11
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2019
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1105729
%X <div style="text-align:justify;">
	<span style="line-height:1.5;">Introduction: Otorhinolaryngological pathologies in children are a problem in sub-Saharan Africa because they are frequent and complex, yet poorly described, and their management poses a real challenge. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and therapeutic characteristics, as well as to establish a diagnostic and topographic grouping of the main ENT diseases in children attending the ENT department of the University Clinics of Lubumbashi (DR Congo). Methods: A cross-sectional and retrospective study was conducted over a period of 2 years, from January 2014 to December 2015, 309 cases of children under 19 years of age were recorded. Results: An overall consultation frequency of 19.05% was noted. The mean age was 7.08 ¡À 5.37 years and 48.8% of cases were less than 5 years old. 1.9% of cases were referred; 58.3% of cases received initial self-medication before consulting. In the hospital, antibiotic treatment was prescribed in 67.2% of cases, anti-inflammatory in 62.8% of cases and surgery was nec-essary for 2% of cases. Otitis was the most common (37.7%), followed by tonsillitis (20.7%) and cerumen impaction (20.7%). Otologic complaints dominated with 67.7%; Otalgia and otorrhea were the most common com-plaints. In the field of rhinology, rhinorrhea and nasal encryption were pre-dominant, while odynophagia and cough dominated complaints in laryn-gopharyngology and appendices. Conclusion: ENT pathologies in children are frequent and dominated by infectious pathology. Their management is often simple and their evolution generally favorable.</span>
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%K Otorhinolaryngology
%K Consultations
%K Children
%K DR Congo
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5421177