Aim: To see the prevalence of fungal rhino sinusitis in patients presenting with nasal polyposis. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Place and duration study: Department Otorhinolaryngology Head Neck surgery, PIMS, Islamabad from 1st October 2021 to 31st March 2022. Methodology: Patients polyps fulfilling our inclusion criterion ENT PIMS. Eighty for surgery after admitting them specimen was s...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The fungus ball is the most frequent type of fungal rhino-sinusitis. The objective of this study is to analyze the clinical and surgical features of our patients. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 35 patients with fungus ball treated in our centre between 2006 and 2014. RESULTS Mean age was 55 years old. 49% were men and 51% women. 75% involved the maxillary sinu...

Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is an eosinophil-associated, small vessel granulomatous vaculitis, characterized by late onset asthma, upper airways disease, eosinophilia, and clinical manifestations of systemic vasculitis. [1,11-13] Diagnosis is mainly clinical with findings of asthma, eosinophilia, rhino sinusitis and signs of vasculitis in major organs. So far to the best of our knowledge repor...

The picture of itching, sneezing and profuse rhinorrhoea is typical of early allergic rhinitis, but nasal obstruction becomes more prominent over time, especially in perennial allergic rhinitis. This gives rise to the classic facial appearance of children with perennial allergic rhinitis and to the many complications. The most effective therapy for allergic rhino-sinusitis involves topical nasa...

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic condition that affects the ciliary function of the respiratory tract, sperm tail, cilia of the embryonic node, and fallopian tube. The condition is characterized by impaired ciliary action, leading to recurrent lower-respiratory-tract infections, bronchiectasis, rhino-sinusitis, otitis media, impaired fertility in women, and infertility in men....

BACKGROUND Inanimate surfaces have often been described as the source for outbreaks of nosocomial infections. The aim of this review is to summarize data on the persistence of different nosocomial pathogens on inanimate surfaces. METHODS The literature was systematically reviewed in MedLine without language restrictions. In addition, cited articles in a report were assessed and standard textb...

The onslaught on the World's wildlife continues despite numerous initiatives aimed at curbing it. We build a model that integrates rhino horn trade with rhino population dynamics in order to evaluate the impact of various management policies on rhino sustainability. In our model, an agent-based sub-model of horn trade from the poaching event up through a purchase of rhino horn in Asia impacts r...