ABSTRACT
Background: Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis [ECRS] is clinically characterized by extensive disease and poor prognosis
Objectives: To evaluate eosinophilic mucin in Chronic Rhinosinusitis [CRS]
Design: A Retrospective Study
Setting: Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services, Bahrain
Methods: Fifty-nine patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps were included in the study. Clinical data, CT findings and histopathology were documented
Results: Twenty-six [44.1%] patients were diagnosed with eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis [ECRS] with nasal polyps. Headache, bilateral nasal polyps, total sinus opacification and occluded ostiomeatal complex were more common in patients with ECRS compared to patients with noneosinophilic CRS. P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant
Conclusion: Patients with ECRS are likely to have severe disease presentation compared to patients with non-eosinophilic CRS. Clinical findings could differentiate ECRS from noneosinophilic CRS