Clinical Profile of Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Study in Central India

Abstract

Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) has heavy implications on the quality of life and has a prevalence of about 46.1 % in northern India with similar pattern across the country.This research has been undertaken to study the presentation and causative factors for CRS in central India. Data of 100 patients diagnosed as CRS was studied. Patients presented with nasal obstruction and nasal discharge at large. Nasal polyps were seen in 37% cases. The most common associated etiopathological factor was anatomical obstruction due to deviated nasal septum.