| Literature DB >> 23119922 |
S C Gupta1, Mangal Singh, K K Lai, A K Misra.
Abstract
Atrophic rhinitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by progressive atrophy of nasal mucosa and underlying turbinate bones. Atrophie changes may extend to the nasopharynx and subsequently Eustachian tube and middle ear system may also get involved. Mucociliary function of the Eustachian tube In cases of atrophie rhinitis has been measured by saccharine tut and 17.46% of cases showed a delayed clearance time. All these cases had prolonged duration of symptoms with advanced stage of the disease.Entities:
Keywords: Atrophie rhinitis; Eustachian tube; Mucoeiliary function
Year: 2002 PMID: 23119922 PMCID: PMC3450464 DOI: 10.1007/BF02993754
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ISSN: 2231-3796