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Evaluation of The Improvement of Clinical and Radiological Scores with Doxycycline in the Treatment of Nasal Polyposis: A Randomized Double Blind Clinical Trial

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  • Alireza Mohebbi
  • Mohammad Aghajanpour
  • Hadi Ghanbari
  • Zhila Mohammadi Azar
  • Ahmad Alaghehband
  • Farshid Safdarian

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Although several trials have been proposed for nasal polyposis (NP) treatment, but no standard guideline has been declared yet. We evaluated the effect of doxycycline on NP treatment. In a double- blind randomized clinical trial, 48 patients with bilateral nasal polyposis were assigned to receive doxycycline and placebo capsules for 8 weeks and were followed monthly for 4 months. Patients were assessed for polyp size, severity of symptoms and quality of life according to the endoscopic examination, VAS score, CT scanning and SNOT-22 respectively. polyp size reduced significantly after 8 weeks of treatment in the drug group. The quality of life score has raised significantly after 2 months of treatment with doxycycline. By giving –up the drug, severity of symptoms started to grow-up after 2 months. Although a course of doxycycline improved nasal symptoms, polyp size and CT findings, but further studies with more patients and longer follow-up course are required to establish the foundation to recommend this drug as an important treatment in NP.

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  • Alireza Mohebbi & Mohammad Aghajanpour & Hadi Ghanbari & Zhila Mohammadi Azar & Ahmad Alaghehband & Farshid Safdarian, 2019. "Evaluation of The Improvement of Clinical and Radiological Scores with Doxycycline in the Treatment of Nasal Polyposis: A Randomized Double Blind Clinical Trial," Journal of Molecular Biology Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(1), pages 142-142, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:jmbrjl:v:9:y:2019:i:1:p:142
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