A STUDY OF ALLERGIC FACTOR IN NASAL POLYP PATIENTS

Abstract

Various investigations for allergy were carried out on 57 nasal polyp patients. The majority of them (96.5%) showed positive responses to at least one of the methods used. Allergy is possibly a constant feature in the nasal polyp patients but further investigation is needed before it can be stated that allergic manifestation contributes to polyp formation. Also, 90% of the patients had definite pathological changes on their sinus X-rays. Sinus disease may be either predispose a patient to or result from nasal polyps.