Epidemiologic profile of otorhinolaryngological, head and neck disorders in a tertiary hospital unit in Greece: a challenge for general practitioners?

Table 1 Distribution of cases by type of disorder.

Type of otorhinolaryngological head and neck disorder	ICD-10	Cases (n)	Percentage (%)
Acute tonsillitis	J03	830	12.3
Acute pharyngitis	J02	612	9.0
Acute otitis media	H66.9	516	7.6
External ear canal obstruction by ear wax	H61.2	421	6.2
Diffused or localized external otitis	H60	403	6.0
Acute sinusitis	J01	371	5.5
Dizziness*	R42	236	3.5
Foreign bodies	T17.9, T16	236	3.5
Nasal epistaxis	R04.0	229	3.4
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo	H81.1	222	3.3
Otomycosis	H62.2	165	2.4
Seasonal allergic rhinitis	J30.1, J30.2	158	2.3
Nose injuries	S00.3, S01.2	156	2.3
Secretory otitis media	H65.9	151	2.2
Various face, and neck injuries**	S00.9	137	2.0
Tinnitus and hearing loss	H93.1, H91.9	124	1.8
Laryngitis	J04.0, J06	120	1.8
Stomatitis	K12	84	1.2
Purulent rhinitis	J31.0	83	1.2
Ear injuries	S00.4, S01.3	72	1.1
Chronic otitis media	H66.3	71	1.0
Facial nerve paralysis	G51	64	0.9
Lymphadenitis	L04.0	63	0.9
Seborrhoic cyst/furuncle	L02	61	0.8
Temporo-mandibular joint syndrome	K07.6	54	0.8
Various acute hypersensitivity reactions***	J39.3	49	0.7
Peritonsillar abscess/phlegmon	J36	46	0.7
Indolent lymph node enlargement	C77.0	39	0.6
Possible precancerous lesions		39	0.6
Inflammation of salivary glands	K11	38	0.6
Infectious Mononucleosis	B27	35	0.5
Possible malignant neoplasms		30	0.4
Oedema of the larynx	J38.4	29	0.4
Sudden hearing loss	H91.2	24	0.4
Others		250	3.7
No clinical findings of otorhinolarynological, head and neck disorders		553	8.2
Total		6771	100

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