Nasal obstruction is a complaint frequently encountered in otolaryngology. This obstruction can occur as a result of underlying inflammatory or anatomic pathologic conditions. Inflammatory pathologic conditions include allergic rhinitis, nasal polyposis, and chronic rhinosinusitis. Among the anatomic causes are septal deviation, turbinate hypertrophy, and nasal valve compromise (NVC). The nasal...

Introduction. Woakes' syndrome, commonly defined as severe recurrent nasal polyps with consecutive destruction of the nasal pyramid, is rare with only a few reports in the literature documenting surgical treatment of the external nose. Case Presentation. We describe the case of an adult patient with Samter's triad who had been surgically treated from nasal polyposis since 2002. By 2014 a conspi...

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common disorder characterized by mucosal inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses with sinonasal symptoms persisting for greater than 12 weeks. The etiology of CRS is incompletely understood. Current understanding supports inflammation, rather than infection, as the dominant etiologic factor. CRS significantly impacts patients' quality of life and health ...

OBJECTIVE To characterise the functional morphology of the nasal microcirculation in humans in comparison with reindeer as a means of testing the hypothesis that the luminous red nose of Rudolph, one of the most well known reindeer pulling Santa Claus's sleigh, is due to the presence of a highly dense and rich nasal microcirculation. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING Tromsø, Norway (near ...

Chronic sinusitis is a common disease that encompasses a number of syndromes that are characterized by sinonasal mucosal inflammation. Chronic sinusitis can be defined as two or more of the following symptoms lasting for more than 12 consecutive weeks: discolored rhinorrhea, postnasal drip, nasal obstruction, facial pressure or pain, or decreased sense of smell. Chronic sinusitis is further cla...

Causality assessment is crucial to post-marketing pharmacovigilance and helps optimize safe and appropriate use of medicines by patients in the real world. Self-reported olfactory and gustatory dysfunction are common in the general population as well as in patients with allergic rhinitis and nasal polyposis. Intranasal corticosteroids, including intranasal fluticasone propionate (INFP), are amo...

OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of underlying fungus in nose and paranasal sinuses in patients present with nasal polyposis. METHODOLOGY: A total of 324 patients presented with nasal polyps were included in this study. Data collected from all the patients admitted in ENT department with diagnosis of nasal polyposis. All the relevant information about their presenting symptoms was recorde...

Aim: To see the prevalence of fungal rhino sinusitis in patients presenting with nasal polyposis. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Place and duration study: Department Otorhinolaryngology Head Neck surgery, PIMS, Islamabad from 1st October 2021 to 31st March 2022. Methodology: Patients polyps fulfilling our inclusion criterion ENT PIMS. Eighty for surgery after admitting them specimen was s...