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Spiro, a 12 year old boy, was referred to the Allergy Clinic of Department of Pediatrics because of otitis media with effusion (OME) that had been present for the past four years. A paediatrician and an otolaryngologist advised a consultation with an allergist because they believed that Spiro had OME because he suffered from allergic rhinitis (AR). Should we look for AR in every child with OME?
Structured clinical question
Do children with OME [population] have an increased risk of AR [outcome] than children without OME [comparison]?
Search strategy and outcome
Our search strategy (extended to 2 August 2003) was:
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews using: “otitis media AND allergy”; 13 references (none relevant).
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Medline, via Pubmed: “otitis media with effusion AND allergic rhinitis”; 62 references (four relevant).
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Footnotes
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Bob Phillips