Abstract :

Introduction: Nasal polyposis (NP) is a disease in which abnormal hyperplastic inflammatory lesions originate from the sinus and paranasal sinus mucosa.

Objectives of the study: The main objective of the study is to find the relation between smoking and allergy in sinonasal polyposis. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Sharif medical and dental college, Lahore during 2020 to 2021. The data was collected from both genders. The sample size for this study was 50 (smokers and nonsmokers), ad those patients which was suffering from nose allergy was selected for this study.

Result: The data was collected from 50 patients, out of which 22 were smokers and 28 were nin-smokers. The mean age for smokers was 46.4 ± 5.3 years and 42.5 ± 5.4 for non-smokers. There were 14 (69.1%) male and 8 (30.9%) females in smokers group and 16 (57%) males and 12 (42.85%) females in non-smokers group. The mean duration of sinonasal polyposis for smokers group was 2.3 ± 2.8 years and for non-smokers was 2.5 ± 1.3 years.

Conclusion: It is concluded that tobacco smoke may significantly affect in patients with sinonasal polyposis. Consequently, careful evaluation and management of smokers should be performed.

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Keywords :

Allergy, Polyposis, Smoking

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