Dergiler / The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat / 2004 / Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 1
Alerjik rinit ve nonalerjik rinit eozinofilik sendromlu hastalarda bilgisayarlı tomografi evresi
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- 1–5
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Özet
Her bir sinüs 0’dan 2’ye kadar bir skalayla derecelendirilir. 0: Hastalık yok; 1: Parsiyel opasifikasyon; 2: Komplet opasifikasyon. *Osteomeatal kompleks yalnızca 0 veya 2 olarak derecelendirilir
Abstract
Objectives: To compare computed tomography CT scores and nasal eosinophilia between patients with allergic rhinitis and nonallergic rhinitis with eosinophil ia syndrome NARES and to evaluate the effect of the number of responsible allergens on the CT scores.Patients and Methods: Sixty-three patients with a positiveskin pricktest, 11 patients with NARES and 15 healthy volunteers were included in this study. Allergic rhinitis patients were divided into three groups accord- ing to sensitivity to one allergen, two allergens, and more than two allergens. AH the patients were exam- ined by paranasal CT seans. The mean CT scores were determined by using the Lund-Mackay grading system and the results were compared.Results: The mean CT scores were 5.4±5.8, 15.6±6.2, and 1.0±0.6 in patients with allergic rhini tis and NARES and in the control group, respeetively. The mean CT score and eosinophilia in nasal smears were significantly higher in NARES patients compared to those with allergic rhinitis p0.05 .Conclusion: Although the paranasal sinuses are affected by both allergic rhinitis and NARES, this effect is greater in NARES. The number of allergens causing sensitivity does not influence the CT score.