Search for dissertations about: "Rhinosinusitis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the word Rhinosinusitis.

  2. 1. Rhinosinusitis beyond the upper airways. Epidemiological aspects

    Author : Joel Bergqvist; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; rhinitis; rhinosinusitis; chronic rhinosinusitis; obstructive pulmonary disease; epidemiology; gastroesophageal reflux;

    Abstract : Rhinosinusitis (RS) is a prevalent, multi-factorial disease, including several subgroups of disease with different characteristics and pathophysiology. RS symptoms for more than 12 weeks are defined as chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). READ MORE

  4. 2. On Health-Related Quality of Life and Diagnostic Improvements in Rhinosinusitis

    Author : Pernilla Sahlstrand Johnson; allergi och livskvalitet Laryngoesofagologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; rhinosinusitis; nasal polyps; health-related quality of life; absenteeism; Doppler ultrasound; acoustic streaming; attenuation;

    Abstract : Rhinosinusitis is defined as an inflammatory process involving the mucosa of the nose and one or more of the paranasal sinuses. The aims of the work presented in this thesis were to investigate the degree to which rhinosinusitis affects the health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and to determine whether the diagnosis of this condition can be improved using Doppler ultrasound. READ MORE

  5. 3. Aspects of Staphylococcus aureus in Chronic Rhinosinusitis

    Author : Ulrica Thunberg; Bo Söderquist; Svante Hugosson; Hans Fredlund; Johan Hellgren; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Staphylococcus aureus; enterotoxins; immune response; SNP; clinical features;

    Abstract : Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) affects about 10% of the European population, and is considered a great scourge. Its cause is not clear. Findings of Staphylococcus aureus in the maxillary sinus are common in CRS patients, but are usually regarded as insignificant due to the bacterium’s attribute as a commensal elsewhere. S. READ MORE

  6. 4. Complications due to acute rhinosinusitis in children

    Author : Sofia Hultman Dennison; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: There is a lack of population-based studies of complications to acute rhinosinusitis in children. Previous studies have demonstrated a possible effect of the conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (PCV) on hospital admissions and bacteriology in acute rhinosinusitis. READ MORE

  7. 5. Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps - Symptoms, Heredity and Genetics

    Author : Anton Bohman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nasal Polyps; Genetics; Signs and Symptoms; Genome-Wide Association Study; Gene Expression;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is characterized by long-term inflammation of the paranasal sinuses combined with bilateral glassy protuberances from the middle meatus of the nasal cavity. This disease has an unknown cause, affects roughly 3% of the population and causes symptoms from the upper airways. READ MORE