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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
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Myoepithelioma is a rare neoplasm of the salivary gl and. We report a case of myoepithelioma of the parotid gl and in a 30 year old male. The patient was treated by partial parotidectomy and showed no evidence of recurrence after seven years follow up. The tumor was well defined, encapsulated and measured 1.5 cm in diameter. It was exclusively composed of myoepithelial cells with no evidence of epithelial component. The clinical presentation, pathology and management of myoepithelioma are discussed