A prospective study to compare the axillary and tympanic temperatures in children suffering from acute otitis media
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Tympanic temperature recording is one of the alternatives to record core body temperature. Accuracy of tympanic temperature recording in cases of acute otitis media(AOM) is debatable. Methods: A prospective study conducted in outpatient department of pediatrics, involving 75 children in the age group 1 month to 12 years of age who presented with acute otitis media were taken up for study and 75 age matched controls. Temperature recordings were done at axillary and tympanic sites in both groups. The results were recorded and appropriate statistical calculations were done. Results: In infected ears the tympanic temperature were significantly higher by 0.48 degrees +/-0.14 . There was no statistically significant difference in tympanic temperatures between the two ears. The sensitivity of tympanic temperature was 91.6 % and specificity was 75 %. Conclusions: Tympanic temperature in the infected ear were significantly raised . In children where sympamatology of acute otitis media is nonspecific tympanic temperature recording can help in diagnosis of fever without localization to ear.
Authors and Affiliations
Harshindar Kaur1 , Dharampal Takkar2 , Manjit Singh3 , Kanwalpreet Saroya4
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- DOI 10.22192/ijcrms.2018.04.02.003
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