Frequency and severity of chronic rhinosinusitis exacerbations in patients with bronchiectasis

Introduction: Patients with bronchiectasis commonly have sinonasal disease, which is thought to have the same aetiology and pathophysiology as the chronic lung disease. Objective: To evaluate the frequency and severity of chronic rhinosinusitis exacerbations in patients with bronchiectasis. Methods: The study recruited 69 subjects with chronic rhinosinusitis exacerbations treated in the last 12 months on outpatient basis, diagnosed according to the actual EPOS recommendations. The participants were divided in two groups. The first group included 35 patients with bronchiectasis diagnosed by high-resolution comput…