CORRELATION BETWEEN PATIENT SYMPTOM SCORES AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCORES IN CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS

Bobbin John Manjuran; Ihsan AT

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

CORRELATION BETWEEN PATIENT SYMPTOM SCORES AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCORES IN CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS

Bobbin John Manjuran, Ihsan At

Abstract :

Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common medical condition that challenges both specialists in rhinology and general otolaryngology. The diagnosis relies on clinical judgment and symptoms rather than on objective tests. Very few investigators have attempted to characterize the severity of this condition based on patient symptom scores and computed tomography (CT) scores. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between patient symptom scores and CT scores in Chronic Rhinosinusitis patients. Patient symptom scores were recorded from the 16– item sinonasal outcome test (SNOT–16) inventory. Computed tomography scans were graded according to the Lund–Mackay system. The leading symptoms of CRS were “headache”, “need to blow nose” and “post–nasal discharge”. Correlation was assessed by the Pearson correlation coefficient (r). 60 patients were included in the study with a mean SNOT–16 symptom score of 16.1667 and the mean computed tomography score of 6.9333. Patient symptom scores correlate positively with CT scores with r = 0.825 (p <.001). The severity of symptoms as assessed by the SNOT–16 inventory in patients with CRS predict the severity of the disease in computed tomography scan.