The value and safety of specific nasal provocation in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis in mild persistent asthma under inhaled steroid therapy.

Although specific nasal provocation is an objective diagnostic test for allergic rhinitis, it can also increase the lower airway responsiveness in asthmatic patients. Our goal was to determine the value and safety of specific nasal provocation test for the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis in mild persistent asthmatic patients under low-dose inhaled steroid therapy. The study was performed on 32 mild persistent, stable, mite-sensitive allergic asthmatics (group 1), 9 mild persistent nonallergic asthmatics (group 2) and 9 healthy non-smokers (group 3).

[Lipoma of the cerebellopontine angle: two cases report and review of literature].

Here we report two cases with cerebellopontine angle lipoma. Cerebellopontine angle lipomas previously reported in the literature were reviewed. The review of the literature revealed the condition is more prevalent in women.

Isolated sphenoid sinusitis presenting with unilateral VIth nerve palsy.

Isolated sphenoid sinusitis is a rare disorder. There are some difficulties in its diagnosis and the first presentation of this disorder might be with complications. These complications are essentially due to the anatomical location of the sinus and its proximity to the intra-cranial and orbital contents, to which infection may easily spread.

[Orbital decompression by endoscopic transnasal and transantral approach in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy].

Objectives: We evaluated the results of orbital decompression in patients with Graves' disease.

Patients And Methods: Orbital decompression was performed by endoscopic transnasal medial wall approach and transantral inferior wall approach in 18 eyes of 12 patients (8 males, 4 females; mean age 41 years; range 24 to 65 years). The degree of exophthalmos was evaluated with the use of the Hertel exophthalmometer preoperatively, and postoperatively in the 24th hour, first and third months.