Table 2.
Otologic symptoms/diseases and treatments according to ciliary defect type
| CC | ODA (+/− IDA) | IDA alone | Total | p $ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=11 | n=33 | n=13 | n=57 | ||
| Recurrent AOM (%) | 72.7 | 54.5 | 53.8 | 63.6 | NS (0.18) |
| OME (%) | 100 | 96.9 | 92.3 | 98.2 | NS (1.00) |
| Of which long lasting (%) | 100 | 81.8 | 92.3 | 89.3 | |
| Grommets (%) | 81.8 | 57.5 | 69.2 | 68.5 | NS (0.30) |
| Of which with repeated surgery (%) | 63.6 | 33.3 | 38.4 | 42.6 | |
| Of which with otorrhea (%) | 81.8 | 57.5 | 69.2 | 68.5 | |
| Of which with recurrent otorrhea (%) | 54.5 | 33.3 | 46.1 | 42.6 | |
| Chronic otitis media (%) | 81.8 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 29.6 | <0.0001 |
| Of which with otorrhea (%) | 81.8 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 29.6 | <0.0001 |
| Of which requiring surgery (%) | 36.4 | 0 | 15.4 | 11.1 | 0.01 |
| Antibiotics regimen | |||||
| Repeated discontinuous (%) | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | NS (0.12) |
| Continuous ATB treatment (%) | 81.8 | 100 | 92.3 | 96.4 | NS (0.09) |
Total number of patients is 57 instead of 58, as one patient with situs inversus had normal ciliary ultrastructure and was therefore excluded from this analysis.
$
Fisher’s exact test, grouping ODA (+/− IDA) + isolated IDA versus CC.
NS (not significant), AOM (Acute Otitis Media), OME (Otitis Media with Effusion), ATB (antibiotic).