Table 1.

Demographics/Clinical Characteristics of Subjects with CRS.

Subject	Age	Sex	Asthma Status	Total IgE	SPT	Medical History	Medications
1	50	F	Normal	31.0	Mugwort, Cockroach	History of sinus disease, treated in the past with intranasal steroids, antibiotics, mucolytics	Premarin
2	27	M	Normal	953.5	Dust mite, cat, dog, alternaria, cockroach, rye grass, ragweed, mugwort	History of sinus disease, treated in the past with antibiotics, systemic steroids, antihistamine; prior immunotherapy	Claritin
3	39	M	Asthma	31.9	Negative	History of sinus disease, treated in the past with intranasal steroids, nasal saline; endoscopic sinus surgery recommended	“Antibiotic
4	23	M	Asthma	34.4	Negative	History of sinus disease, treated in the past with antibiotics, intranasal steroids; underwent endoscopic sinus surgery	“Antibiotic”
5	32	M	Normal	21.8	Cockroach, ragweed	History of sinus disease, gastroesophageal reflux; treated with antihistamines, intranasal steroids; underwent endoscopic sinus surgery	Aciphex
6	21	F	BHR	74.0	Cockroach	History of sinus disease, treated in the past with intranasal steroids; underwent endoscopic sinus surgery
7	42	M	Normal	8.8	Negative	History of sinus disease, treated in the past with intranasal steroids, mucolytics, hypertonic saline; underwent endoscopic sinus surgery
8	33	F	Asthma	378.8	Ragweed	History of sinus disease, deep venous thrombosis, diabetes	Coumadin, Aspirin

BHR: bronchial hyperreactivity. SPT: Skin prick test.