Yin Ting Lam, Jean-François Papon, Mihaela Alexandru, Andreas Anagiotos, Miguel Armengot, Mieke Boon, Andrea Burgess, Suzanne Crowley, Sinan Ahmed D Dheyauldeen, Nagehan Emiralioglu, Ela Erdem Eralp, Christine van Gogh, Yasemin Gokdemir, Onder Gunaydın, Eric G Haarman, Amanda Harris, Isolde Hayn, Hasnaa Ismail-Koch, Bülent Karadag, Céline Kempeneers, Sookyung Kim, Philipp Latzin, Natalie Lorent, Ugur Ozcelik, Charlotte Pioch, Anne-Lise M L Poirrier, Ana Reula, Jobst Roehmel, Panayiotis Yiallouros, Myrofora Goutaki
BACKGROUND: Sinonasal symptoms are a common feature of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD); however, literature about their severity and frequency, particularly during the life course, is scarce. Using baseline data from the Ear, nose and throat (ENT) Prospective International Cohort of PCD patients, we describe sinonasal disease in PCD. METHODS: We included participants who had a routine sinonasal examination during which they completed a symptoms questionnaire. We compared frequency of reported symptoms and examination findings among children and adults, and identified characteristics potentially associated with higher risk of sinonasal disease using ordinal regression...
May 2023: ERJ Open Research