What is not true about the use of intranasal steroids in nasal polyposis?
A sho course of steroids may prove useful in case of people who cannot tolerate antihistamines and in those with asthma and polypoidal nasal mucosa. They may also be used to prevent the recurrence after surgery. Contraindicated in hypeension, tuberculosis, diabetes and pregnancy. Ref - PL DHINGRA diseases of ear nose and throat, 6th edition, page no 173
Reduce recurrence
Reduce obstruction
Effective in eosinophilically predominant polyp only
May cause epistaxis
Nose and paranasal sinuses