Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a broad clinical syndrome that is characterized by prolonged
mucosal inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses, and is typically divided into two …

Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) is a noninvasive form of fungal rhinosinusitis with an incidence
of between 6 and 9% of all rhinosinusitis requiring surgery. Regional variation in incidence …

The methodology for EPOS2012 has been the same as for the other two productions.
Leaders in the field were invited to critically appraise the literature and write a report on a …

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a public health problem that has a significant socio-
economic impact. Moreover, the complexity of this disease due to its heterogeneous nature …

Objectives Our intention was to review all material published to date regarding
superantigens (SAgs) and allergy from an otorhinolaryngological viewpoint to understand …

According to the position paper on chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) by EP3OS 2007, 1 CRS
(including nasal polyps) is defined as: an inflammation of the nose and the paranasal …

Although fungi can be detected in the nose and paranasal sinuses of nearly all patients with
CRS and are present in almost all healthy controls, various studies suggest that there may …

Abstract Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) affects 1–4% of the adult population. The etiology of
this multifactorial, chronic disease, which leads to a significant impairment of the quality of …

Rhinosinusitis (RS) is an inflammatory process of the nasal mucosa, and according to the
evolution of signs and symptoms, it is classified as acute (ARS;< 12 weeks) or chronic …

Background The association between bacterial colonization and different forms of chronic
rhinosinusitis (CRS) has not been well documented. One of the most recent hypotheses is …