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Pathogenesis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
1 May 2004
Abstract excerpt
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a multifactorial disease. Predisposing factors can be divided into environmental and non-host factors, such as pollution, viral infections, smoking, fungus, and bacteria; general host factors, including genetic factors and immune deficiency; and local host factors, including persistent focal inflammation within the ostiomeatal complex. Evidence suggests that the underlying bone in...
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