Chronic atrophic rhinitis

Chronic atrophic rhinitis is a chronic inflammation of nose characterised by atrophy of nasal mucosa, including the glands, turbinate bones and the nerve elements supplying the nose. Chronic atrophic rhinitis may be primary and secondary. Special forms of chronic atrophic rhinitis are rhinitis sicca anterior and ozaena.

Primary atrophic rhinitis

History

This disorder was known since the time of ancient Egypt, almost 4,000 years ago, and descriptions of it are found in the historical medical papyri. In the Edwin Smith Papyrus (1700 BC) it was prescribed a treatment based on wine and breast milk to cure this disease. Even the ancient Greek civilization and the Indian were aware of atrophic rhinitis.

Etiology

Ozaena (genus)

Ozaena is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

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