Does atopy influence the effectiveness of treatment of adenoid hypertrophy with mometasone furoate?

Background: The effect of topical mometasone for adenoid hypertrophy treatment is well established. Nevertheless, the influence of atopy on this treatment remains ill defined.

Objective: This study aims to compare the effects of topical mometasone furoate treatment on the adenoid tissue between atopic and nonatopic children.

Objective reduction in adenoid tissue after mometasone furoate treatment.

Objective: Chronic rhinitis and adenoid hypertrophy are the main causes of nasal obstruction in children and proper treatment of these factors seem essential for controlling nasal obstructive symptoms. This study aims to evaluate the effects of topical mometasone treatment on symptoms and size of adenoid tissue in children with complaints of nasal obstruction and to compare this approach to continuous nasal saline douching plus environmental control alone.

Methods: Fifty-one children with nasal obstructive complaints were submitted to a semi-structured clinical questionnaire on nasal symptoms, prick test and nasoendoscopy.