Serum Trace Elements and Heavy Metal Levels in Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Otitis Media and Their Association with Surgical Treatment Outcomes

Bozan, Nazim; Dinc, Mehmet; Demir, Halit; Yalınkılıç, Abdulaziz; Gonullu, EDİP; Turan, Mahfuz; Demir, Canan; Arslan, Ayşe; Özkan, Hüseyin; Kundi, Pınar; Kıroğlu, Ahmet

doi:10.5152/iao.2017.3617

Serum Trace Elements and Heavy Metal Levels in Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Otitis Media and Their Association with Surgical Treatment Outcomes

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Bozan N., Dinc M. E., Demir H., Yalınkılıç A., Gonullu E., Turan M., ...More

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY, vol.13, no.3, pp.345-348, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 13 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.5152/iao.2017.3617
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.345-348
Keywords: Chronic otitis media, trace elements, heavy metals, OXIDATIVE STRESS, NUTRITIONAL FACTORS, ZINC, MAGNESIUM, MANGANESE, SELENIUM, COPPER, DEFICIENCY, TOXICITY, CHILDREN
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the serum iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg), cobalt (Co), and lead (Pb) levels in patients with chronic otitis media (COM) and to evaluate the association of the serum levels of these elements with treatment outcomes.