Geographic variation in allergic fungal rhinosinusitis

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2000 Apr;33(2):441-9. doi: 10.1016/s0030-6665(00)80018-3.

Abstract

Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) has a worldwide distribution. This survey of 20 otolaryngologic practices throughout the United States confirmed a variation in the frequency of AFRS relative to endoscopic sinus procedures performed for all other diagnoses. The highest incidence occurred in Memphis, Tennessee at 23%, with three other southern practices reporting a frequency of at least 10%. In the northern locations the frequency ranged from 0 to 4%. No correlation with mould counts was demonstrated, possibly because of incomplete mould data relative to most of the surgical locations.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mycoses*
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / complications
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / epidemiology*
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / microbiology
  • Sinusitis / complications
  • Sinusitis / epidemiology*
  • Sinusitis / microbiology
  • United States / epidemiology