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October 20th 2022

CRSwNP Likely Leads to Greater Overall Disease Burden Following Surgery

The goal of this new study was to gain more information on the disease burden, including costs, of patients living with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

October 18th 2022

Patients With Asthma, Other Allergic Diseases May Have Higher Prevalence of EoE

Jaime Rosenberg

While the prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is estimated to be 0.5% in the general population, a recent study found that the prevalence was as high as 16.5% in patients with allergic disease.

October 12th 2022

Review Finds Insufficient Evidence Supporting Corticosteroid Irrigation for CRS With Nasal Polyps

Christina Mattina

A search of the peer-reviewed literature turned up inconsistent findings on the effectiveness of corticosteroid irrigation for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps.

October 8th 2022

Dupilumab Outcomes Similar in CRSwNP Among Treatment-Naïve, Postsurgical Patients

The effect of dupilumab was investigated among patients with severe and uncontrolled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

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October 4th 2022

Periostin as Biomarker May Be More Useful Than Eosinophils in ECRS

Despite extensive study, eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) remains a significant health problem with few effective treatments, so this study compared periostin levels among those who did and did not have ECRS to assess its potential as a disease biomarker.

September 30th 2022

Four Factors Identified as Potential Risks for Comorbid CRSwNP, Asthma

Researchers investigated potential risk factors for the higher occurrence of asthma among individuals who have chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

September 28th 2022

Real-world EoE Data Show More, Quicker Responses Among Concurrent Eczema, PFS

Jaime Rosenberg

Overall, 65% of patients went into remission throughout the observation period, with those with concurrent eczema and pollen food syndrome (PFS) having favorable responses.

September 28th 2022

Pediatric ESS Effective, Safe to Treat Chronic Sinusitis With Nasal Polyps

With a high recurrence rate following surgery to treat chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps, authors set out to investigate the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in a pediatric patient population.

September 23rd 2022

Examining Biologic-Related Adverse Events in CRS With Nasal Polyps

Matthew Gavidia

Headaches, injection site reactions, and pharyngitis were the most common adverse events associated with the biologic therapies dupilumab, omalizumab, mepolizumab, and reslizumab in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps.

September 17th 2022

Antibody Level Linked to Milk Proteins, Consumption in Eosinophilic Esophagitis

It is already known that patients with eosinophilic esophagitis have higher levels of immunoglobulin G4, and this study examined the relationship to specific foods and aeroallergens.

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September 15th 2022

Researchers Evaluate Racism as a Factor in Underestimation of Atopic Disease

Although allergic and atopic disease is well studied and researched overall, the researchers said there is a critical lack of knowledge about these conditions, including eosinophilic esophagitis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis, in diverse racial and ethnic groups.

September 14th 2022

Risk Factors for CRS Plus Asthma Differ Among Younger vs Older Patients

Risk factors as predictors of asthma prevalence among a cohort of patients living with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), as they related to age, were evaluated by clinical investigators from the College of Medicine at Korea University.

September 9th 2022

SCS Use May Predispose Patients Who Have CRSwNP to Worse Health Outcomes

Using systemic corticosteroids (SCS) to treat chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) has been linked to adverse outcomes among patients, prompting these study investigators to compare their health care resource utilization with that of patients who have CRSwNP but don’t use SCS.

September 8th 2022

OIT Can Continue Even if EoE Develops, Researchers Say

A recent study attempted to determine the prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in a group of patients allergic to milk or egg and undergoing oral immunotherapy (OIT) to those foods, as well as describe its management and treatment pathway.

September 2nd 2022

Success in Eosinophil-Targeted Treatments for EoE Remains Limited

Jaime Rosenberg

The researchers compiled data from studies of lirentelimab, mepolizumab, reslizumab, and benralizumab, highlighting the difficulties in finding an effective approach with eosinophil-targeted treatments for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

August 30th 2022

Bradykinin Level Displays Biomarker Benefit in Nasal Polyposis

With evidence lacking on the role of inflammation in nasal polyposis (NP), this study investigated the role of 2 potential biomarkers in the nasal secretions of patients who have NP concomitant with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.

August 27th 2022

Researchers Reexamine Budesonide for EoE in Meta-Analysis

AJMC Staff

In this study, researchers reaffirmed the safety and efficacy of using budesonide to treat eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

August 25th 2022

Combination Treatment Provides Short-term Endoscopic Relief in CRSwNP Subtype

This study investigated combination treatment of antibiotics plus corticosteroids among persons with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease, a subtype of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP).

August 18th 2022

Adherence to INC Treatment for Nasal Polyposis Remains Low

Despite intranasal corticosteroid (INCs) being a treatment mainstay for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, there are ongoing high rates of nonadherence, which can affect treatment efficacy, according to this study’s authors.

August 12th 2022

Researchers Advocate for Closer Monitoring of Patients With EoE

A study of adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis in remission showed that those who were followed more closely in the maintenance phase of treatment had fewer strictures and had their disease activity found earlier.

August 8th 2022

Better Knowledge of EoE Results in Reduced Diagnostic Delay for European Patients

Alisha Lekh

European patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) had an improved diagnosis process and a faster diagnosis as new clinical practice guidelines were published over time, according to the results of a recent study.

August 6th 2022

B7-H4 Identified as Potential Biomarker for CRSwNP in New Study

This study investigated the potential for postoperative recurrence of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) as measured against B7-H4 expression.

August 5th 2022

Small Study Indicates Adults With EoE Can Tolerate Sterilized Milk

Cow's milk is the most common food trigger for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a chronic inflammatory disease caused by type 2 inflammation.

August 3rd 2022

Further Study Needed to Evaluate Olfaction Recovery in CRSwNP

This new study evaluated outcomes following add-on dupilumab to treat severe uncontrolled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

July 29th 2022

Esophageal Food Impaction in Adults May Portend EoE Diagnosis

The increase in esophageal food impaction can be traced to an increasing incidence and prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), researchers said.

July 28th 2022

Researchers Find Strong Overlap of Upper Airway Diseases

Laura Joszt, MA

There was also an association between outpatient visit burden and comorbidities and the number of inflammatory upper airway diseases.

July 28th 2022

Linked Color Imaging May Improve Diagnostic Accuracy for Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Lindsey Mulrooney

Diagnostic accuracy for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) was higher when white light images were used with linked color imaging rather than alone, suggesting that linked color imaging may be used to reduce diagnostic disparities among endoscopists.

July 21st 2022

Case Study Details Challenges in Eosinophilic Gastritis Management

Rose McNulty

Nonspecific clinical symptoms can make identifying eosinophilic gastritis difficult, but detailed examination, biopsy, and testing can rule out other possible causes of eosinophilic infiltration of the gastric mucosa.

July 20th 2022

Novel Model Appears Effective at Predicting ECRSwNP

This new study investigated the ability of a multiparametric model to calculate risk of eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (ECRSwNP) by comparing its clinical characteristics with noneosinophilic CRSwNP.

July 14th 2022

Dupilumab Shows Positive Results in Children With EoE as Young as Age 1