| Significance of blood-tinged post-nasal drip in paranasal sinus disease. | |
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PMID: 17888198 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: Blood-tinged post-nasal drip is a rare manifestation of paranasal sinus disease. Although the presence of such a symptom would intuitively prompt suspicion of malignancy, no previously published study has addressed this issue. METHODS: One hundred and ninety-three patients with paranasal sinus lesions, who had undergone endoscopic sinus surgery for treatment or biopsy, were prospectively recruited. Their clinical information was collected and analysed. RESULTS: In patients without blood-tinged post-nasal drip, 177/181 (97.8 per cent) had chronic paranasal sinusitis and fungal sinusitis. However, in patients who presented with this symptom, six of 12 (50 per cent) were diagnosed with other conditions. The difference was statistically significant (Fisher's exact test, two tails, p < 0.001). In patients with blood-tinged post-nasal drip, diagnoses other than chronic paranasal sinusitis and fungal sinusitis were found more frequently in older males. CONCLUSION: The chance of diagnoses other than the usual sinusitis increased significantly in patients with paranasal sinus diseases who presented with blood-tinged post-nasal drip, especially in older males. |
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T-K Chao; C-M Liu; W-H Huang |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-09-21 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of laryngology and otology Volume: 122 ISSN: 1748-5460 ISO Abbreviation: J Laryngol Otol Publication Date: 2008 Aug |
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Created Date: 2008-07-17 Completed Date: 2008-09-15 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8706896 Medline TA: J Laryngol Otol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 814-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Otolaryngology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taipei, Taiwan. tkchao83@yahoo.com |
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Adolescent Adult Child Chronic Disease Diagnosis, Differential Exudates and Transudates Female Hemorrhage / etiology* Humans Male Melanoma / complications, radiography Middle Aged Mycoses / complications, radiography Paranasal Sinus Diseases / complications*, microbiology Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / complications, radiography Paranasal Sinuses / radiography Prospective Studies Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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