A comparative and descriptive study of asthma in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.
CONCLUSION: Compared with previous studies, we found a very high prevalence of asthma and, frequently, asthma was undiagnosed. Furthermore, CRSwNPs was associated with chronic bronchitis and, in those with asthma, lower airway obstruction. These results call for a closer collaboration between otorhinolaryngology and respiratory medicine in relation to patients with CRSwNPs, in research as well as in clinical practice.
PMID: 25198023 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: HÃ¥kansson K, Thomsen SF, Konge L, Mortensen J, Backer V, von Buchwald C Tags: Am J Rhinol Allergy Source Type: research
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