par Clement, Péter 
;Brihaye, Pierre
Référence Pediatric Nasal and Sinus Disorders, CRC Press, page (585-591)
Publication Publié, 2005-01
;Brihaye, PierreRéférence Pediatric Nasal and Sinus Disorders, CRC Press, page (585-591)
Publication Publié, 2005-01
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| Résumé : | Cystic fibrosis is the most common substantially lethal hereditary disease among young Caucasians (1). That infectious and polypoid degeneration of the nasal mucosa is part of this condition had not been recognized by the otolaryngologist until 1959 (2). The frequency of nasal polyposis in children is extremely low, about 0.1% (3). Schwachmann et al. (1962) (4) found nasal polyposis in 6.7%, Cepero et al. (1987) (5) in 10%, Neely et al. (1972) (6) in 24% and Stern et al. (1982) (7) in 26% of the patients with cystic fibrosis. Settipane (8) stated that any child of 16 years or younger with nasal polyps should be evaluated for cystic fibrosis. He found in cystic fibrosis the prevalence of nasal polyps to be 20%. Later the prevalence was estimated to be 32% in children and 40-48% in adults with cystic fibrosis (9), but at the same time these authors state that the detection of nasal polyps may be limited by the ability of the young child to tolerate nasal examination. |
