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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the etiology of nasal polyps and its relationship to allergy. The prevalence of positive food and inhalant skin tests in patients with nasal polyps and nonatopic controls was compared. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective controlled study in tertiary referral rhinology clinic. RESULTS: Seventy percent (70%) of the patients with nasal polyps had positive skin tests to an average of four foodstuffs, compared to 34 percent of controls (P = 0.006). Only 35 percent of the nasal polyp patients also had positive inhalant skin tests. Overall, the prevalence of positive inhalant skin tests was similar in the nasal polyp patients and controls. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the positive skin tests to foods are not merely a reflection of the general atopic status of patients with nasal polyps. It may be that non-IgE-mediated hypersensitivities, such as to ingested foods, play a role on the basis of a significant number of patients with positive intradermal skin tests to foods. SIGNIFICANCE: Evaluation of the allergic status of patients with polyposis is important. Dietary manipulation may be indicated, though its role needs further investigation. (C) 2006 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Collins MM, Loughran S, Davidson P, Wilson JA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Year: 2006
Volume: 135
Issue: 5
Pages: 680-683
Print publication date: 01/11/2006
ISSN (print): 0194-5998
ISSN (electronic): 1097-6817
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2006.07.005
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.07.005
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