Histopathologic evaluation of Asian-American patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

Arthur W. Wu, Kevin Hur, Aria Jafari, Omar G. Ahmed, Philip G. Chen, Masayoshi Takashima, Elena E. Chang, Bonnie Balzer, Anna Matthew, Haodong Xu, Mukul Divatia, Benjamin Tam, Juliana Robledo, Luv Amin, David J. Cvancara, Amisheila Kinua, Tariq A. Syed, Dominique L. Paderin, Dennis M. Tang

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Abstract

Key points: Asian-American (AA) patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) have comparable rates of tissue eosinophilia compared to Caucasians when defined as >10 eosinophils/high-powered field (HPF). AA patients with CRSwNP have significantly higher incidence of mixed inflammation defined as >10 eosinophils/HPF and >10 neutrophils/HPF.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1822-1826
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Forum of Allergy and Rhinology
Volume14
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2024

Keywords

  • biomarker
  • chronic rhinosinusitis
  • eosinophilic rhinitis and nasal polyposis
  • sinusitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Otorhinolaryngology

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