Chronic rhinosinusitis is rare but bothersome in adolescents from a Swedish population-based cohort

To the Editor: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is common (around 10%) in adults1 and has been shown to be associated with reduced quality of life.2 No study has focused on adolescents specifically. [...]we wanted to estimate the prevalence of CRS in adolescence and evaluate the burden of symptoms. [......

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2015-08, Vol.136 (2), p.512-514.e6
Hauptverfasser:	Westman, Marit, MD, PhD, Stjärne, Pär, MD, PhD, Bergström, Anna, PhD, Kull, Inger, PhD, Toskala, Elina, MD, PhD, Cardell, Lars Olaf, MD, PhD, Wickman, Magnus, MD, PhD, Holmström, Mats, MD, PhD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Age Allergies Allergy and Immunology Asthma Child development Children & youth Chronic Disease Cohort Studies Endoscopy Female Humans Male Medicin och hälsovetenskap Population Prevalence Quality Quality of Life - psychology Questionnaires Rhinitis - epidemiology Rhinitis - physiopathology Rhinitis - psychology Sinusitis - epidemiology Sinusitis - physiopathology Sinusitis - psychology Socioeconomic factors Surveys and Questionnaires Sweden - epidemiology Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:	To the Editor: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is common (around 10%) in adults1 and has been shown to be associated with reduced quality of life.2 No study has focused on adolescents specifically. [...]we wanted to estimate the prevalence of CRS in adolescence and evaluate the burden of symptoms. [...]the median delay of 16 months needs to be considered.
ISSN:	0091-6749 1097-6825 1097-6825
DOI:	10.1016/j.jaci.2015.02.019