Tertiary Lymphoid Organs in recalcitrant Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Publication date: Available online 22 October 2016
Source:Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Author(s): Aden H. Lau, Susan Lester, Sophia Moraitis, Judy Ou, Alkis J. Psaltis, Shaun McColl, Maureen Rischmueller, Peter-John Wormald, Sarah Vreugde

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Capsule Summary: We have found lymph node-like structures termed tertiary lymphoid organs (TLOs) within the mucosa of CRS patients in association with disease recalcitrance and tissue eosinophilia. This finding has potentially important diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic implications.


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