Title: A Study of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis among Subjects Presenting with Nasal Polyposis
Authors: Dr Manju S U, Dr Simla S R, Dr Sabarisree M
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i7.59
Abstract
Background: Our study is to evaluate the prevalence of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis in nasal polyposis in a tertiary care hospital and to compare the clinical features of chronic rhinosinusitis patients with nasal polyposis of fungal and non fungal aetiology.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of ENT and Department of Pathology, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram during the period February 2009 to January 2010. 100 successive cases were taken into consideration. These were patients with nasal polyposis and chronic rhinosinusitis who were admitted to undergo surgery for the condition. The study design is a cross- sectional study.
Conclusion: AFRS in nasal polyposis is common in adults in the age group of 21-40. Nasal polyps without AFRS was also common in the above age group. The condition occurs more in males than in females with a male: female ratio of 1.75:1.The presenting complaints are the same as in chronic sinusitis. Nasal obstruction was the commonest complaint. The prevalence of allergic fungal sinusitis in nasal polyposis was found to be 11% in Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram.
Keywords: Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis, Nasal polyposis, chronicrhinosinusitis.
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