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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023

Nasal Cytology on 241 Children: From Birth to the First 3 Years of Life and Association with Common Airways Diseases.

Cecilia Rosso, Federica Turati, Alberto Maria Saibene, Elvira Verduci, Emanuela Fuccillo, Maria Chiara Tavilla, Mauro Magnani, Giuseppe Banderali, Monica Ferraroni, Eugenio De Corso and 2 more

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Do We Have Any Environmental or Perinatal Factor Which May Predispose for Paediatric Airways Diseases? An Italian Population Prospective Study.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cecilia RossoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20148 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2187-0799
Federica TuratiBranch of Medical Statistics, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5841-5773
Alberto Maria SaibeneDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20148 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1457-6871
Elvira VerduciPediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2111-3111
Emanuela FuccilloDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20148 Milan, Italy.
Maria Chiara TavillaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20148 Milan, Italy.
Mauro MagnaniDepartment of Hand Surgery and Microsurgery, Gaetano Pini-CTO Orthopaedic Institute, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Giuseppe BanderaliPediatric Department, Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20148 Milan, Italy.
Monica FerraroniBranch of Medical Statistics, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4542-4996
Eugenio De CorsoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, La Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5761-7018
Giovanni FelisatiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20148 Milan, Italy.
Carlotta PipoloDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20148 Milan, Italy.
University of Milan · ITOspedale dei Bambini Vittore Buzzi · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNasal cytology at birth and in the pediatric age is barely investigated regarding its association with the onset of common pediatric diseases.

methodsWe enrolled 241 newborns within their first 24 h of life, studying their nasal cellular composition and repeating this at 1 and 3 years of life. We collected anamneses of perinatal factors and external factors (parental smoking, passive smoking, breastfeeding), and the prevalence of otitis, rhinosinusitis, bronchitis, asthma, and allergy at all timepoints.

results204 children completed the study. At birth, there was a prevalence of ciliated cells and rare neutrophils. At 1 and 3 years, ciliated cells started reducing in favor of muciparous cells and neutrophils. We found that caesarian delivery and nasogastric tube usage for choanal patency are significantly related to a certain cellular nasal composition. Additionally, development of upper respiratory tract infections, AOM (acute otitis media) and allergy correlates with specific cytological compositions which may predict those pathologies.

conclusionsOur study is the first to show the normal nasal mucosa cellular composition and development in the first 3 years of life in a large cohort. Nasal cytology may be a tool for early risk assessment in the occurrence of upper airway disease.

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asthmachildrennasal cytologynewbornsotitispediatricrhinitisrhinosinusitisURTI

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