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Colegio Mexicano de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia, A.C.
2019
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- The role of the fern test in the treatment of rhinitis Matteo Gelardi Giuseppe Porro Nicola Quaranta Brigida Sterlicchio Michela Silvestri Giorgio Ciprandi Medicina Rhinitis Fern test Inflammation of the mucosa Background: The fern test is a method for assessing the characteristics of the nasal section in the treatment of patients with mucous dysfunction of the airway.Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the fern test in patients with rhinitis and to assess the classification of each type of rhinitis (types I-IV) in clinical practice.Methods: A cross-sectional study, which included consecutive patients from a third level Rhinology Unit, worked with 182 patients with rhinitis and 30 healthy subjects as control. The patients were subdivided according to their type of rhinitis: allergic rhinitis (59), infectious rhinitis (32), polyps (31), NARES (Non-allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome) (30) and NARNE (non-allergic rhinitis with neutrophils) (30).Results: The control subjects had only type I or II rhinitis, whereas patients with rhinitis usually showed type III or IV. Allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps had the most serious deterioration according to the fern test (type IV).Conclusions: The fern test is effective for assessing mucus alterations in patients with rhinitis and it could be included as a new parameter in the study of rhinitis as a potential biomarker of the function of damaged epithelial cells. 2019 artículo científico 0002-5151 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=486761333005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4867/486761333005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4867/486761333005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4867/486761333005/486761333005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4867/486761333005/movil 10.29262/ram.v66i2.544 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4867 Revista Alergia México application/pdf Colegio Mexicano de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia, A.C. Revista Alergia México (México) Num.2 Vol.66