COEXISTENCE OF ALLERGIC NASAL POLYPS AND FUNGAL INFECTION WITH EOSINOPHILIA AND WITH HISTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE

Dr G. Vijayalakshmi, Dr A. Vijay, Dr Upendra Yadav

Abstract


ALLERGIC NASAL POLYPS   ARE   USUALLY ASSOCIATED  WITH  FUNGAL   INFECTION .various   presentations  of  fungal infections present  with  ordinary  rhinitis  to  obstructive   nasal polyps   and  also    associated with    elevated   eosinophil  levels  in complete haemogram.   Type  i  hyper senstivity   reactions  usually   accompany  this  type of nasal polyps,  two types of   presentation s   such  as  invasive  forms  and  non invasive forms.   history  of  using   polluted  waters  in some cases    and  hisory    of   fungal polyps  and    fungal oral ulcers   in washer persons   due to repeated occupational  exposure to untreated  waters.


Keywords


alleric rhinitis, nasal polyps , nasal obstruction, sinusitis.

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