Prevalence, risk factors and management strategies for otological problems in girls with Turner syndrome.
David Boon Ngan LimSarah HassaniKenneth LuptonEmma Jane GaultDavid WynneWilliam ClementHaytham KubbaAvril MasonMalcolm D DonaldsonPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2019)
Acute otitis media and OME occur commonly in preschool TS girls and may persist or newly develop in later childhood. Recurrent AOM predisposes to cholesteatoma. Strategies to reduce otological morbidity include: intensive patient education, annual audiology, vaccinations and a randomised trial of antibiotic prophylaxis in high-risk groups.