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. 2006 Jul-Aug;50(4):430-4.
doi: 10.1159/000325987.

Nasal cytobrush cytology: evaluation of the hyperchromatic supranuclear stria

Fatemeh Sari Aslani  1 , Bijan Khademi, Firouzeh Yeganeh, Perikala V Kumar, Gholam Reza Bedayat
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Nasal cytobrush cytology: evaluation of the hyperchromatic supranuclear stria

Fatemeh Sari Aslani et al. Acta Cytol. 2006 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the hyperchromatic supranuclear stria (SNS) in various types of rhinopathies.

Study design: The study included 42 patients with rhinopathies and a control group consisting of 28 healthy adults. The rhinopathy group was categorized into 4 subgroups, including allergic rhinitis, infective rhinitis, vasomotor rhinitis and mixed group. Cytologic samples were obtained by cytobrush from the middle one third of the inferior turbinate.

Results: The hyperchromatic SNS was present in the majority of ciliated cells in a high percentage in the control group (91.7%), whereas in the pathologic group it was 40%. The difference is significant (p = 0.0000).

Conclusion: Nasal cytology is a simple, reliable tool for the diagnosis of rhinopathies.

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