The burden of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and its relation to asthma in Finland.

Sanna Katriina Toppila-SalmiJenni HällforsJuhani Aakko Bettina MannerströmKaisa NieminenGunilla TelgLauri Lehtimäki

Published in: Clinical and translational allergy (2022)

The prevalence of CRSwNP showed a significant increase in the recent decade in Finland. Comorbid asthma, and in particular severe asthma, increased the probability of receiving systemic corticosteroids and undergoing ESS. Thus, improved management of CRSwNP in patients with comorbid asthma is urgently needed.

Keyphrases

chronic rhinosinusitis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
risk factors
air pollution