Clinical profile and pattern of adenoids hypertrophy among children attending a private hospital in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Clinical profile and pattern of adenoids hypertrophy among children attending a private hospital in Enugu, South East Nigeria

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INTRODUCTION: the objective of this study was to determine the pattern, clinical profile and surgical intervention in children presenting with adenoids hypertrophy in a private hospital.METHODS: the study was conducted at the general pediatric clinic of a private hospital in Enugu, south east Nigeria in collaboration with a missionary hospital with a visiting consultant ENT surgeon.Data collection was done with structured Questionnaire.This questionnaire design contains information on mpu63zm/a age, sex, address, social class among others.The diagnosis of adenoid hypertrophy was made based on clinical evaluation, confirmed by a lateral radiograph of the neck and postnasal sinuses.

RESUSLTS: a total of 2010 children attended the children outpatient clinic, of these, 26 had adenoid hypertrophy; giving a prevalence of 1.3%.Mean age of diagnosis is 32.6,17.9 months.

Cough 19 (73.1%), catarrh 18(69.2%), history of allergy 15(57.7%), fever 13(50.0%), Snorring10 (38.

4%), expiratory rhonchi 5(19.2%), and mouth breathing 4(15.4%) occurred mostly among children with adenoids hypertrophy.Ten children were referred for surgery and this was successful, others are being followed up and placed on steroids and bronchodilators.CONCLUSION: the prevalence of adenoid hypertrophy in this study is 1.

3% with male altitude sunscreen predominance and majority coming from a low social class.Surgical outcome is excellent except one who had bleeding but was arrested subsequently.