Journal article
Immune Dysfunction in Refractory Sinusitis in a Tertiary Care Setting
The Laryngoscope, Vol.111(2), pp.233-235
02/2001
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200102000-00008
PMID: 11210866
Abstract
Objective To examine the contribution of the primary immunodeficiency states, which are uncommon in the general population, to refractory sinusitis.
Study Design We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 316 patients with sinusitis who were referred to the Allergy and Immunology Clinic for immunological evaluation from 1991 to 1997.
Methods Of the 316 patients, 79 were selected for further study. Inclusion criteria included at least one sinus surgery and/or sinusitis diagnosed by endoscopy and/or computed tomography (CT) scan at least three times in the previous year. Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), allergic fungal sinusitis, cystic fibrosis, and primary ciliary dyskinesia were excluded. The results of their immunological evaluation for atopy, T‐lymphocyte function, and immunoglobulin levels were examined.
Results The average age of these 79 patients was 44 years (± 14.5 standard deviation [SD]). They had, on average, 2.94 (± 2.19 SD) previous operations and had mean sinus CT scores (Lund‐McKay) of 11.2 (± 5.0 SD). Forty of 79 (50.6%) patients had at least one positive result on skin test to an aeroallergen. Delayed hypersensitivity skin testing revealed that 22 of 55 patients (40%) were anergic. Of the 60 patients with in vitro T‐lymphocyte function testing, 54.8% showed abnormal proliferation in response to recall antigens, 11.3% had decreased response to alloantigen, and 26.3% demonstrated decreased response to T‐cell mitogens. Determination of quantitative immunoglobulins showed low immunoglobulin G in 14 of 78 patients (17.9%), low immunoglobulin A in 13 of 78 (16.7%), and low immunoglobulin M in 4 of 78 (5.1%). Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) was diagnosed in 9.9% of patients, and selective IgA deficiency was found in 6.2%.
Conclusions This retrospective review reveals an unexpectedly high incidence of immune dysfunction. These results suggest that immunological testing should be an integral part of the evaluation of patients with refractory sinusitis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Immune Dysfunction in Refractory Sinusitis in a Tertiary Care Setting
- Creators
- Lincoln CheeScott M GrahamDaniel G CarothersZuhair K Ballas
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Laryngoscope, Vol.111(2), pp.233-235
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hoboken, NJ
- DOI
- 10.1097/00005537-200102000-00008
- PMID
- 11210866
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
- eISSN
- 1531-4995
- Number of pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2001
- Academic Unit
- Immunology; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984007194502771
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