1. Chronic sinusitis in severe asthma is related to sputum eosinophilia
Anneke ten Brinke, MDa,d, Diana C. Grootendorst, MSca, Judith Th. Schmidt, MD, PhDb, Francisca T. de Bruïne, MD, PhDc, Mark A. van Buchem, MD, PhDc, Peter J. Sterk, MD, PhDa, Klaus F. Rabe, MD, PhDa, Elisabeth H. Bel, MD, PhDa 
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 
Volume 109, Issue 4, Pages (April 2002)
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2. Fig. 1
Prevalence of nasal symptoms (left) and asthma symptoms (right) in severely asthmatic patients with extensive sinus disease (filled bars) versus those without sinus disease (open bars) . Error bars represent SEM (*P < .05).
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3. Fig. 2
Relationship between sinus CT-scan score and level of eosinophils in peripheral blood (upper panel) , eosinophils in induced sputum (middle panel) , and NO in exhaled air (lower panel) in patients with severe asthma.
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4. Fig. 3
Relationship between sinus CT-scan score and level of FRC (upper panel) and KCO (lower panel) in patients with adult-onset severe asthma.
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