Abstract
Objectives: Bone marrow transplantation is a preferred treatment method
for some hematological diseases. During this treatment method, patients
encounter many additional clinical problems independent of their
illness. Some of these problems that arise are otorhinolaryngological
problems. The aim of this study is to evaluate the types and frequency
of otorhinolaryngological problems seen in the hospital isolation
process after bone marrow transplantation and the treatments applied to
them and to draw attention to the points that the transplant team should
pay attention to during the hospital isolation process of these
patients.
Materials And Methods: Thirty of 451 patients, who were taken into
isolation after bone marrow transplantation, requested consultation from
the otorhinolaryngology clinic, were included in this retrospective
study using hospital records.
Results: Following bone marrow transplantation, during the hospital
isolation process, the most common reasons for otorhinolaryngological
consultation were hearing loss and epistaxis.
Conclusion: Although infections are expected more in patients after
transplantation, during the isolation process after bone marrow
transplantation, in terms of otorhinolaryngology hearing loss and
epistaxis may be more common than infections. This situation should be
kept in mind by transplant teams and patients should be closely
monitored.
Keywords: Bone Marrow Transplantation, Otorhinolaryngological
Consultation, Hearing Loss, Epistaxis.