Chronic rhinosinusitis and olfaction after highly effective modulator therapy: The role of individual sinus inflammation

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 May;14(5):986-989. doi: 10.1002/alr.23299. Epub 2023 Dec 26.

Abstract

Individual sinus opacification (ISO) is measurable via a convolutional neural network approach. ISO decreased through 2 years after highly effective modulator therapy was initiated. In adults with cystic fibrosis, ISO did not correlate with quality of life or olfaction.

Keywords: chronic rhinosinusitis; cystic fibrosis; elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor; sinus opacification.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cystic Fibrosis* / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Olfaction Disorders / etiology
  • Paranasal Sinuses
  • Quality of Life
  • Rhinosinusitis*
  • Smell* / physiology