Demographic and clinical profile of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in Saudi Arabia

Authors

• Rayan Alfallaj, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Sultan bin Obaid, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Hisham Almousa, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Dawood Ismail, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Saleh Mahjoub, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Fatma Alanazy, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Surayie Al Dousary, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Saud Alromaih, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Mohammad Aloulah, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Abdulaziz Alrasheed, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Ahmad S. Alroqi, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Saad Alsaleh, From the Department of Otolaryngology – Head And Neck Surgery Department (Alfallaj, Alanazy, Al Dousary, Alromaih, Aloulah, Alrasheed, Alroqi, Alsaleh) College of Medicine; and from the College of Medicine (bin Obaid, Almousa, Ismail, Mahjoub), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the clinical features of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis at a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We enrolled 660 male and female participants with medical records indicating a history of chronic rhinosinusitis between 2021 and 2022. Quantitative and descriptive analyses of age, gender, nationality, presence of polyps, aspirin sensitivity, presence of urticaria, asthma, and allergies were performed. Results: Of the 660 enrolled patients, 60% (n=396) were male and 40% (n=264) were female. Additionally, 67.7% (447) had nasal polyps, 32% had a history of asthma, 10% had hypersensitivity to aspirin, 1.4% reported a history of urticaria, 9.7% reported allergies to medications, 7.9% reported food allergies, 26% reported multiple allergies, and 1.8% reported environmental allergies. Conclusion: Our study revealed the following: Samter’s triad was present in 6.9% of participants with chronic rhinosinusitis; the greatest prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps was observed among those older than 50 years. The prevalence of urticaria was not significantly different among groups; a higher rate of environmental allergies was observed among those with CRSwNP than among those without nasal polyps; and a higher prevalence of aspirin hypersensitivity was observed among those with CRSwNP than among non-polyps group.

Article Type

Research Article

First Page

401

Last Page

405

Recommended Citation

Alfallaj, Rayan; Obaid, Sultan bin; Almousa, Hisham; Ismail, Dawood; Mahjoub, Saleh; Alanazy, Fatma; Dousary, Surayie Al; Alromaih, Saud; Aloulah, Mohammad; Alrasheed, Abdulaziz; Alroqi, Ahmad S.; and Alsaleh, Saad (2023) "Demographic and clinical profile of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in Saudi Arabia," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 44: Iss. 4, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.4.20220947