The impact of climatic, socioeconomic, and geographic factors on the prevalence of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis: a worldwide ecological study

A AlQahtani, B Alim, F Almudhaibery… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The prevalence of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) and its associated risk
factors have been an issue of debate. Some epidemiological factors have been correlated to …

The role of home fungal exposure in allergic fungal rhinosinusitis

NR Rowan, KA Storck, RJ Schlosser… - American Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) is disproportionately identified in patients
of low socioeconomic status living in warm, humid climates, and is thought to occur in …

Markers of disease severity and socioeconomic factors in allergic fungal rhinosinusitis

JD Miller, AM Deal, KA McKinney… - International forum of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) is a refractory subtype of chronic
rhinosinusitis. There is a paucity of data investigating the association of epidemiologic …

[HTML][HTML] Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis in Saudi Arabia: a review of recent literature

AA AlAhmari - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) has been considered an enigma since it was first
described four decades ago. Previous research has found that AFRS has multiple definitions …

Socioeconomic factors in the diagnosis of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis

SK Wise, MD Ghegan, E Gorham… - … —Head and Neck …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives 1) To investigate socioeconomic and demographic factors differentiating allergic
fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) from other chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) diagnostic groups. 2) To …

Comparison of socioeconomic and demographic factors in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and allergic fungal rhinosinusitis

Y Lu-Myers, AM Deal, JD Miller… - … –Head and Neck …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the differences in socioeconomic,
demographic, and disease severity factors between patients with chronic rhinosinusitis …

Study toward resolving the controversy over the definition of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis

A Barac, G Stevanovic, M Pekmezovic… - Medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Dysbiosis of the microbiome on the airway mucosa leads to the development of chronic
inflammatory and allergic disorders. The aim of this study was to consider the potential …

Fungi involved in rhinosinusitis in arid regions: insights from molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility

S Zhou, MAI Ismail, JB Buil, A Gabr… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungal rhinosinusitis (FRS) is a common problem worldwide, with an increasing burden in
arid climate regions. Aspergillus species are the most common causative agents involved. In …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of positive fungal cultures in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in a high altitude region of Iran

F Hashemian, F Hashemian… - Iranian journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study specimens were obtained
from 62 patients with a diagnosis of CRS according to clinical and computed tomography …

Molecular identification and clinical features of fungal rhinosinusitis: A 3-year experience with 108 patients

O Raiesi, SJ Hashemi, MM Ardehali, K Ahmadikia… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to determine the prevalence, the causative agents, clinical features, and
the risk factors associated with the fungal rhinosinusitis in a tertiary health center with a view …