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Pólipos nasais

Last reviewed: 8 Apr 2025
Last updated: 26 Mar 2024

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • obstrução nasal
  • secreção nasal
  • pólipos visíveis no exame físico ou de imagem
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Other diagnostic factors

  • pressão/dor facial
  • olfato reduzido/anosmia
  • tosse
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Risk factors

  • asma
  • granulomatose eosinofílica com poliangiite (GEPA, também conhecida como síndrome de Churg-Strauss)
  • rinossinusite fúngica alérgica (RSFA)
  • sensibilidade à aspirina
  • predisposição genética
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • rinoscopia anterior
  • endoscopia nasal
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Tests to consider

  • TC dos seios nasais
  • biópsia
  • cultura e esfregaço nasal
  • Hemograma completo com diferencial
  • anticorpo anticitoplasma de neutrófilo (ANCA)
  • velocidade de hemossedimentação (VHS)
  • testes alérgicos cutâneos por puntura/testes de IgE sérica específica para alérgeno
  • teste de desafio de aspirina
  • exames de olfação
  • medidas de qualidade de vida
  • avaliação das vias aéreas nasais
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Treatment algorithm

ACUTE

polipose leve a moderada (escala visual analógica [EVA] 0-7)

polipose grave (escala visual analógica [EVA] >7)

Contributors

Authors

Hesham A. Saleh, MBBCh, FRCS, FRCS (ORL-HNS)
Hesham A. Saleh

Consultant Rhinologist

Charing Cross Hospital

Professor of Practice in Rhinology

Imperial College

London

UK

Disclosures

HAS declares that he has no competing interests.

Guy Scadding, FRCP, PhD

Consultant Allergist

Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust

London

UK

Disclosures

GS has received lecture fees from ALK-Abello, Meda, and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and sponsorship from GSK to attend a conference.

Acknowledgements

Dr Hesham A. Saleh and Dr Guy Scadding would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Richard J. D. Hewitt and Dr Romana Kuchai, previous contributors to this topic.

Disclosures

RJDH and RK declare that they have no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Sietze Reitsma, MD, PhD

Rhinologist

Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Disclosures

SR declares that he has no competing interests.

References

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Key articles

Fokkens WJ, Lund VJ, Hopkins C, et al. European position paper on rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps 2020. Rhinology. 2020 Feb 20;58(suppl s29):1-464. Abstract

Rank MA, Chu DK, Bognanni A, et al. The Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters GRADE guidelines for the medical management of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 Feb;151(2):386-98.Full text  Abstract

Rimmer J, Fokkens W, Chong LY, et al. Surgical versus medical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014;(12):CD006991.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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