The role of the fern test in the treatment of rhinitis
Background: The fern test is a method for assessing the characteristics of the nasal section in the treatment of patients with mucous dysfunction of the airway. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the fern test in patients with rhinitis and to assess the classification o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Colegio Mexicano de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia, A.C.
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Alergia México |
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| Online Access: | http://revistaalergia.mx/ojs/index.php/ram/article/view/544 |
| Summary: | Background: The fern test is a method for assessing the characteristics of the nasal section in the treatment of patients with mucous dysfunction of the airway.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the fern test in patients with rhinitis and to assess the classification of each type of rhinitis (types I-IV) in clinical practice.
Methods: A cross-sectional study, which included consecutive patients from a third level Rhinology Unit, worked with 182 patients with rhinitis and 30 healthy subjects as control. The patients were subdivided according to their type of rhinitis: allergic rhinitis (59), infectious rhinitis (32), polyps (31), NARES (Non-allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome) (30) and NARNE (non-allergic rhinitis with neutrophils) (30).
Results: The control subjects had only type I or II rhinitis, whereas patients with rhinitis usually showed type III or IV. Allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps had the most serious deterioration according to the fern test (type IV).
Conclusions: The fern test is effective for assessing mucus alterations in patients with rhinitis and it could be included as a new parameter in the study of rhinitis as a potential biomarker of the function of damaged epithelial cells. |
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| ISSN: | 0002-5151 2448-9190 |