Role of Helicobacter pylori in Nasal Polyp Formation: A Case- Control Study in Tehran, Iran View PDF

^*Samileh Noorbakhsh
Medicine, Research Center Of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Iran, Islamic Republic Of

^*Corresponding Author:

Samileh Noorbakhsh
Medicine, Research Center Of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Email:noorbakhsh.s@iums.ac.ir

Published on: 2015-07-10

Abstract

The etiological factors for nasal polyps include infection, inflammation or an imbalance of a metabolic pathway. This study was designed to compare serum Helicobacter pylori antibodies and H. pylori–DNAs between cases of nasal polyp and controls (nasal fracture).

Keywords

Nasal polyp; H. pylori ; Polymerase chain reaction; ELISA

Introduction

Nasal polyps are benign pedunculated masses of nasal or sinus mucosa which affect between 1 and 4% of the population, and are considered to result from chronic inflammation, but the initial or persisting stimulus for the inflammation is not known