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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2019

Long-Term Therapy with Corticosteroids in Nasal Polyposis: A Bone Metabolism Assessment.

M Gelardi, F Barbara, I Covelli, M A Damiani, F Plantone, A Notarnicola, B Moretti, N Quaranta, G Ciprandi

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Does Allergy Break Bones? Osteoporosis and Its Connection to Allergy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

M Gelardi1Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
F Barbara1Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
I Covelli2Orthopaedic, Trauma and Spine Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, AOU Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy.
M A Damiani1Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
F Plantone1Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
A Notarnicola2Orthopaedic, Trauma and Spine Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, AOU Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy.
B Moretti2Orthopaedic, Trauma and Spine Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, School of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, AOU Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy.
N Quaranta1Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.
G CiprandiOspedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7016-8421

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic rhinosinusitis associated with nasal polyposis (RSCwNP) affects 4% of the general population. As chronic condition, it requires chronic pharmacological treatment, whereas the surgical approach becomes necessary in obstructive and/or complicated cases. Intranasal and systemic corticosteroids (CS) represent the "Gold Standard" treatment for RSCwNP. The present study aimed to evaluate the side effects of prednisone in a group of patients with RSCwNP treated with long-term CS. In particular, attention was focused on bone disorders (osteopenia and osteoporosis) and prospective fracture risk increase. Forty patients (26 females, mean age 55.70 ± 14.03 years) affected by RSCwNP have been enrolled. Control group included 40 healthy subjects (17 females, mean age 56.37 ± 13.03 years). Nasal endoscopy, skin prick tests, nasal cytology, and bone densitometry were evaluated in all subjects. The likelihood of impaired bone metabolism (osteopenia or osteoporosis) was superimposable in both groups. Within RSCwNP group, no parameter was statistically significant in predicting a metabolism alteration.

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Chronic rhinosinusitisCorticosteroidsDensitometryNose-sinus polyposisOsteoporosis

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PMID31763293
PMCPMC6848363

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