Otitis media in children: Which phenotypes are most linked to allergy? A systematic review.
Eugenio De CorsoElena CantoneJacopo GalliVeronica SecciaDaniela LucidiTiziana Di CesareGiancarlo OttavianoBruno SergiGaetano PaludettiAnna Rita FetoniPublished in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2021)
Allergy should be considered in the diagnostic workup of children with OME as well as OME should be excluded in children with persistent moderate to severe AR. In these cases, clinicians should evaluate prompt and accurate treatment of allergy in improving outcomes, although futures studies are required to increase evidence supporting that anti-allergy treatment may be effective in the recovery and outcome of otitis media with effusion.