Ear Nose and throat diseases in paediatric patients at a secondary hospital in Mali

The Nose throat and Ear diseases of the child taking into account specificities anatomo-clinical require special attention to adequate support. This study was designed to highlight the different aspects of the ENT disorders of the child in our unit. We identified 819 children aged 0-15 years with ENT diseases between January and December 2014 in the ENT unit of the Health reference center of district IV Bamako. There was a predominance of the male 464 (56.65%). Conditions were especially concerned the age group from 0 to 2 years 364 (44.44%). The most common ENT diseases seen where otitis media 33.21%, followed by nasopharyngitis 14.16% and impacted wax 10.13%. The main ENT emergencies were 96 patients and focused mainly on the foreign bodies 35.41% and trauma 28.12%. This study allowed us to determine the main ENT disorders of the child in our unit and propose relevant recommendations for a healthy promotion of Paediatric Otolaryngology in Mali.