Paranazal Sinüs Anatomik Varyasyonlu Hastalarda Alerjik Rinit Sıklığı

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in patients with paranasal sinus anatomic variations. METHODS: While the study group consisted of 124 patients who had at least one paranasal sinus anatomic variation in their paranasal sinus tomographies, the control group consisted of 86 patients without paranasal sinus anatomic variations. A blinded researcher received the detailed history and recorded related to the major symptoms of allergic rhinitis of all patients who participated in the study, and then they had physical examinations. A clinician, who was also blinded, performed the skin prick test on all patients. RESULTS: While 17 (19.8%) cases in the control group diagnosed positive for allergic rhinitis, 35 (28.2%) cases in the study group diagnosed positive for allergic rhinitis. Participants with allergic rhinitis experienced a higher prevalence of concha bullosa, agger nasi, and hypertrophic ethmoid bulla to a statistically significant degree. In addition, participants with allergic rhinitis had a higher number of variations at a statistically significant level, compared to cases without allergic rhinitis. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It was demonstrated that the number of paranasal sinus anatomic variations was statistically related to increased presence of allergic rhinitis.