The role of fungi in the etiology of chronic rhinosinusitis: A prospective study

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-189

  Hafidh, Maky ^a   Harney, Michael ^b   Kane, Robin ^a   Donnelly, Martin ^a   Landers, Robert ^a   Smyth, David ^a  

^a WATERFORD REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Allergic fungal sinusitis; Eosinophil; IgE; Rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NOSE MUCUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOSINUSITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SINUSITIS; SPORES;

EID: 34247146508     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Millar J.W., Johnston A., and Lamb D. Allergic aspergillosis of the maxillary sinuses. Prod Scot Thor Soc 36 (1981) 710
2. Katzenstein S.R., and Greenberger P.A. Allergic aspergillus sinusitis: a newly recognized form of sinusitis. Allergy Clin Immunol 72 (1983) 89-93
3. Cory J.P. Allergic fungal sinusitis. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 25 (1992) 225-230
4. Cody T., Neel H.B., and Ferrerio J.A. Allergic fungal sinusitis: the Mayo clinic experience. Laryngoscope 104 (1994) 1074-1079
5. Manning S.C., and Holman M. Further evidence for allergic pathophysiology in allergic fungal sinusitis. Laryngoscope 108 (1998) 1485-1495
6. Kinsella J.B., Bradfield J.J., and Gourley W.K. Allergic fungal sinusitis. Clin Otolaryngol 21 (1996) 389-392
7. Ramadan H.H., and Quraishi H.A. Allergic mucin sinusitis without fungus. Am J Rhinol 11 (1997) 145-147
8. Ferguson B.J. Eosinophilic mucin rhinosinusitis: a distinct clicopathological entity. Laryngoscope 110 (2000) 799-813
9. Ponikau J.U., Sherris D.A., and Kern E.B. The diagnosis and incidence of allergic fungal sinusitis. Mayo Clin Proc 74 (1999) 877-884
10. Lanza D.C., and Kennedy D.W. Adult rhinosinusitis defined. Otolarygol-Head Neck Surg 117 Suppl. (1997) S1-S7
11. Lund V.J., and Kennedy D.W. Quantification for staging sinusitis. the staging and therapy group. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 167 Suppl. (1995) 17-21
12. Braun H., Buzina W., Freudenschuss K., Beham A., and Stammberger H. Eosinophilic fungal rhinosinusitis: a common disorder in Europe. Laryngoscope 113 (2003) 264-269