Open AccessImmunologic factors in patients with chronic polypoid sinusitis
Author(s) -
S Nikakhlagh,
M Ghafourian-Boroujerdnia,
N Saki,
MR Soltan-Moradi,
F Rahim
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v18i4.51247
Subject(s) - immunoglobulin e , medicine , cd8 , chronic sinusitis , sinusitis , pathophysiology , immunology , pathogenesis , nasal cavity , allergy , flow cytometry , lymphocyte , gastroenterology , immune system , antibody , surgery
Nasal polyposis is the benign protrusion of soft tissue into the nasal cavity, with multifactorial origin. This study is designed to examine the suggested role of IgE and CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of nasal polyposis.