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Atypical sinusitis in adults must lead to looking for cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia.
The Laryngoscope - 1 May 2004
Coste A, Girodon E, Louis S, Prulière-Escabasse V, Goossens M, Peynègre R, Escudier E
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: HYPOTHESES/OBJECTIVES:: In adults, purulent pansinusitis or nasal polyposis starting early in life or that is permanently infected or associated either with chronic bronchial infection, infertility, or situs inversus are uncommon. In these atypical cases of chronic sinusitis (ACS), a primary dysfunction of the mucociliary clearance can be suspected. Adult patients with ACS were therefore investigated...
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