IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-6-12-13549 Original Research Paper Study of Occupational Predisposition of Fungal Rhinosinusitis cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital Lata Virdi Dr. A.D.Singh Chowdhry Dr. December 2017 6 12 01 02 ABSTRACT

 Fungal rhinosinusitis (FRS) is one of the important health care problems and its incidence and prevalence are increasing. Rhinosinusitis is defined as the inflammation of nasal and paranasal sinus mucosa which is associated with mucosal alterations ranging from inflammatory thickening to gross nasal polyp formation. Fungi are increasingly being implicated in the etiopathogenesis of rhinosinusitis. Out of the 110 clinically suspected cases of FRS was most common in farmers (25.4%) followed by students (20.9%), housewives (19.9%), business class (14.5%) and service class (12.7%). Least number of cases were of unemployed (5.4%)  and labourer class (1.8%).