How difficult is it to get rid of nasal polyps permanently? Are corticosteroids and surgery only options for nasal polyps? What are the new treatment approaches for nasal polyps? This article summarises current knowledge on available medication and future approaches in the pharmacological management of nasal polyposis.
Nasal polyposis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the upper airway characterised histologically by the infiltration of inflammatory cells like eosinophils or neutrophils. Nasal polyposis affects nearly 9% of the total population in Asian countries and presents a real challenge to the physician because of its severity, chronicity and recurrence rate. The incidence is higher in men than in women and increases after age 40. It occurs more frequently in patients with asthma and aspirin sensitivity, about 45–85% of patients with aspirin sensitivity have polyposis and about…
