Histopathology of nasal mucosa and inflammatory changes in nasal wash of symptomatic rhinitis patients
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Methods Total nasal symptom score (TNSS), NW and turbinate biopsy specimens were obtained from 36 AR and 20 NAR patients. Atopic patients had positive skin prick test to D.pteronyssinus (35/97%) and L.perenne (18/50%) extracts from Hollister-Stier. Total and differential cell counts were evaluated by a quantitative method of nasal cytology; albumin and IL-8 concentrations were determined in the supernatant of NW. The epithelium damage and BMT were assessed on H&E-stained sections by staging system. Statistical analysis was performed by nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test for comparison between cell counts and differences in frequencies by Fisher exact test.
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