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Pólipos nasales
Definición:
Son pequeñas masas en forma de sacos conformados por la mucosa nasal inflamada.
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
Los pólipos nasales se originan cerca de los senos etmoidales, localizados en la parte superior del interior de la nariz, y crecen en las áreas abiertas. Los pólipos grandes pueden obstruir la vÃa respiratoria.
Los niños con pólipos nasales se perciben congestionados y a menudo respiran por la boca debido a la obstrucción nasal crónica. Es común que se presente secreción nasal .
Los pólipos se observan con asma , rinitis alérgica (fiebre de heno), infecciones sinusales crónicas y fibrosis quÃstica . Aproximadamente una de cada cuatro personas con fibrosis quÃstica presenta pólipos nasales.
- Fecha de revisión: 10/24/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Alden J. Pearl, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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