Nasal Cytology: A Easy Diagnostic Tool in Precision Medicine for Inflammation in Epithelial Barrier Damage in the Nose. A Perspective Mini Review.

Authors :: Caruso C
Giancaspro R
Guida G
Macchi A
Landi M
Heffler E
Gelardi M
Source :: Frontiers in allergy [Front Allergy] 2022 Apr 06; Vol. 3, pp. 768408. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 06 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Nasal cytology is a diagnostic tool that can be used in precision rhinology medicine. Particularly in non-allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis forms it can be useful to evaluate biomarkers of both surgical or biological therapy and especially in the follow-up it must be used to predict the prognostic index of recurrence of nasal polyposis. All inflammatory cytokines are also linked to the presence of cells such as eosinophils and mastcells and nasal cytology is a non-invasive and repeatable method to assess the situation in real life.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Caruso, Giancaspro, Guida, Macchi, Landi, Heffler and Gelardi.)

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