Effectiveness of Tranilast and Argon Plasma Coagulation for the Inferior Turbinate During the Pollen Season-A Report of 3 Cases of Cedar Pollinosis-

Makino Nao, Tokano Hisashi, Maehara Hirofumi, Kanazawa Hiromi, Kitamura Ken

doi:10.5631/jibirin.98.39

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花粉飛散期に下鼻甲介蒸散術を行った３例　　アルゴンプラズマによる治療の予備報告
リンショウカフンヒサンキニカビコウカイジョウサンジュツオオコナッタ 3レイアルゴンプラズマニヨルチリョウノヨビホウコク
A Report of 3 Cases of Cedar Pollinosis
アルゴンプラズマによる治療の予備報告

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Abstract

Tranilast and argon plasma coagulation of the inferior turbinate (APC+T) was performed in 3 cases of cedar pollinosis during the pollen season in 2002. In all 3 cases, patients had perennial rhinitis that was well controlled by medical treatment but their symptoms became severe during the pollen season. Case 1 was a 23-year-old man, annoyed by uncomfortable nasal symptoms during the cedar pollen season despite using antiallergic medications. Case 2 was a 21-year-old man who had previously undergone APC+T during the pollen season, and wanted to undergo APC+T again. Case 3 was a 15-year-old man who had previously undergone CO₂ laser surgery and wanted to undergo APC+T.<br>Their nasal symptoms were classified into 5 grades according to a consensus report in 2002 on the diagnosis and management of rhinitis. In all 3 cases, the grade of their subjective symptom improved.<br>Based on these results, we concluded that APC+T is effective for patients with cedar pollinosis even if performed in the middle of pollen season.

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Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica

Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica 98 (1), 39-45, 2005

The Society of Practical Otolaryngology

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