Özet:
We investigated the incidence and co-existence
of hearing impairment and renal abnormalities in healthy
children with preauricular tags and pits. Study population
consists of 13,740 primary school children from routine
health check. Thirty-five children with preauricular tags
and pits were noted. Control group consisted of 91 patients
without pits and tags, who underwent renal ultrasound and
were scheduled to pediatric outpatient clinic. Urinanalysis,
renal ultrasound, otoacoustic emission were performed in
both the groups. The prevalence of renal abnormality (1/36;
2.7%) and hearing impairment (1/36; 2.7%) in patients
with preauricular tags and pits was similar to that of control
group (3/91; 3.2% and 4/91; 4.3%) (P = 0.87, P = 0.64,
respectively). According to our results, it is not necessary
to investigate hearing or urinary abnormality in patients
with preauricular tag or pit, unless there is an association of
a syndrome or family history of hearing or renal
impairment.
