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Geographic variation in allergic fungal rhinosinusitis |
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| Authors: | Ferguson B J Barnes L Bernstein J M Brown D Clark C E Cook P R DeWitt W S Graham S M Gordon B Javer A R Krouse J H Kuhn F A Levine H L Manning S C Marple B F Morgan A H Osguthorpe J D Skedros D Rains B M Ramadan H H Terrell J E Yonkers A J |
| Affiliation: | Division of Sino-nasal Disorders and Allergy, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. |
| Abstract: | Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) has a worldwide distribution. This survey of 20 otolaryngologic practices throughout the United States confirmed a variation in the frequency of AFRS relative to endoscopic sinus procedures performed for all other diagnoses. The highest incidence occurred in Memphis, Tennessee at 23%, with three other southern practices reporting a frequency of at least 10%. In the northern locations the frequency ranged from 0 to 4%. No correlation with mould counts was demonstrated, possibly because of incomplete mould data relative to most of the surgical locations. |
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