Environmental air pollution and chronic rhinosinusitis: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a highly prevalent and burdensome disease. The pathophysiology is not fully elucidated, but environmental pollutants have been suggested to impact the inflammatory component of the disease process. This review aims to summarize the role of environmental pollution in CRS onset and disease severity.

Methods

A systematic review was performed following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were queried in August 2021. Original articles reporting on air pollution exposure in CRS were included. Other forms of sinonasal disease were excluded.

Results

Literature search produced 11,983 articles, of which 10 met inclusion crit

SUBMITTER: Leland EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9008184 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature