TY - JOUR ID - 7046 TI - Asthma in Rhinosinusitis: A Survey from Iran JO - Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology JA - IJORL LA - en SN - 2251-7251 AU - Bakhshaee, Mehdi AU - Majidi, Mohamad Reza AU - Gharavi, Vahideh AU - Alavizadeh, Fatemeh Sadat AU - Movahed, Rahman AU - Asnaashari, Parasto AU - Asnaashari, Amir Mohammad hashem AD - Sinus and Surgical Endoscopic Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - COPD Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 28 IS - 4 SP - 275 EP - 280 KW - Asthma KW - Sinusitis KW - Spirometry DO - 10.22038/ijorl.2016.7046 N2 - Introduction: The coexistence of asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is more common than expected given their individual prevalence in the general population and may affect patient’s quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of asthma in chronic rhinosinusitis in Mashhad, Northeast Iran.  Materials and Methods: This study was performed in two university hospital from November 2012 for 12 months. In total, 153 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis were enrolled and referred to a particular pulmonologist for asthma evaluation.  Results: The mean age of participants was 40.54±13.11 years, and 41.8% were male. In total, 63.4% of patients had the polypoid form of CRS. The proportion of patients in this study with asthma was 41.8%, compared with a general asthma prevalence in this region of 13.5%.  Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of asthma among patients with CRS, but it often remains undiagnosed. Asthma in CRS patients should be diagnosed and treated in order to improve patient’s quality of life. We recommend an evaluation of the lower airways in all of these patients as well as further studies in this field.   UR - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_7046.html L1 - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_7046_20f9074bd7697588433f34bebed51aed.pdf ER -