PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Christos Merkonidis AU - Volker Gudziol AU - Mariapaola Paola Cecchini AU - Johannes Gerber AU - Han-Seok Seo AU - Claus Bachert AU - Thomas Hummel TI - Improvement of Chronic Rhinitis Under Aspirin AID - 10.4187/respcare.01190 DP - 2012 Mar 01 TA - Respiratory Care PG - 460--463 VI - 57 IP - 3 4099 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/3/460.short 4100 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/3/460.full AB - In a subset of aspirin-tolerant asthmatics, administration of aspirin improves respiratory symptoms. We present a patient with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps who exhibited relief of nasal obstruction and nasal discharge and improvement in the sense of smell following oral administration of 150 mg of aspirin daily. Improvement in the patency of the nasal passages was documented by nasal endoscopy and magnetic resonance imaging. Improvement of olfactory function was documented by validated psychophysical olfactory testing and by means of olfactory event-related potentials.