RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Improvement of Chronic Rhinitis Under Aspirin
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 460
OP 463
DO 10.4187/respcare.01190
VO 57
IS 3
A1 Merkonidis, Christos
A1 Gudziol, Volker
A1 Cecchini, Mariapaola Paola
A1 Gerber, Johannes
A1 Seo, Han-Seok
A1 Bachert, Claus
A1 Hummel, Thomas
YR 2012
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/3/460.abstract
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.