Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Does Allergy Play a Role?

Sonya Marcus; John M DelGaudio; Lauren T Roland; Sarah K Wise

doi:10.3390/medsci7020030

Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Does Allergy Play a Role?

Med Sci (Basel). 2019 Feb 18;7(2):30. doi: 10.3390/medsci7020030.

Authors

Sonya Marcus¹, John M DelGaudio², Lauren T Roland³, Sarah K Wise⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. sonya.marcus@emory.edu.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. jdelgau@emory.edu.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. lauren.roland@emory.edu.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. skmille@emory.edu.

Abstract

A few chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) variants have demonstrated a strong association with environmental allergy, including allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) and central compartment atopic disease (CCAD). However, the overall relationship between CRS and allergy remains poorly defined. The goal of this review is to evaluate the relationship between CRS and allergy with a focus on specific CRS variants.

Keywords: allergic fungal rhinosinusitis; allergy; central compartment atopic disease; chronic rhinosinusitis; polyposis.

Publication types

Review