ABSTRACT
Background: Nasal polyps are commonly seen in our routine ENT practice. Allergic Fungal Sinusitis [AFS] is also one of them
Objective: To determine the prevalence of allergic fungal sinusitis among patients with nasal polyps
Patients and Methods: This sectional study was conducted in Department of ENT, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan from 11[th] July, 2013 to 10[th] January 2014. This study included 84 patients with diagnosis of nasal polyps. All the patients were evaluated for the presence of allergic fungal sinusitis which was described as frequency and percentage. The data was collected in pre designed performa. The data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 16
Results: Allergic fungal sinusitis was detected in 9 [11%] patients. The mean age of the patients was 31 +/- 6 years, and all of the patients have, nasal obstruction, post nasal drip and sneezing
Conclusions: Allergic fungal sinusitis is seen commonly among patients with nasal polyps. So, every patient with nasal polyp should be evaluated for the presence of AFS