Type 2 inflammation for nasal polyps
This is how the diseases are connected
Scientific advances confirm that a certain type of inflammation in the body can be associated with nasal polyps. It is called type 2 inflammation and can also be associated with other inflammatory diseases, including asthma and eczema (atopic dermatitis). 80% of people living with nasal polyps have type 2 inflammation.1
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…around 50% of people with nasal polyps are at risk of developing asthma?2
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- Alsharif S, Jonstam K, Van Zele T, Gevaert P, Holtappels G, Bachert C. Endoscopic sinus surgery for type‐2 CRS wNP: an endotype‐based retrospective study. The Laryngoscope. 2019 Jun;129(6):1286-92.
- Promsopa C, Kansara S, Citardi MJ, Fakhri S, Porter P, Luong A. Prevalence of confirmed asthma varies in chronic rhinosinusitis subtypes. InInternational forum of allergy & rhinology 2016 Apr (Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 373-377).