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African American Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis Have a Distinct Phenotype of Polyposis Associated with Increased Asthma Hospitalization.
The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice - 1 Jan 2000
Mahdavinia Mahboobeh, Benhammuda Mohamed, Codispoti Christopher D, Tobin Mary C, Losavio Philip S, Mehta Arpita, Jeffe Jill S, Bandi Sindhura, Peters Anju T, Stevens Whitney W, Landay Alan, Keshavarzian Ali, Schleimer Robert P, Batra Pete S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common inflammatory disease of the upper airways that is often categorized into subtypes including "with" and "without" nasal polyps. However, the influence of multiple important epidemiologic factors, including race, on CRS has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE: The present study assessed various phenotypic characteristics of CRS in patients, living in the United...
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