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Hindi Research Article, J Otol Rhinol Vol: 3 Issue: 1
Clinical, Radiological, and Laboratory Assessment of a Family Affected by Primary Atrophic Rhinitis
| Elif Bilge Uysal1, Koksal Deveci2, Ã?°smail Önder Uysal3*, Salim Yüce3 and Enver Sancaktar2 |
| 1Department of Microbiology, Ministry of Health Sivas Numune Hospital, Sivas, Turkey |
| 2Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey |
| 3Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey |
| Corresponding author : Ismail Önder Uysal Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey Tel: + 90 346 258 0385; Fax: + 90 346 258 1377 E-mail: dr.iuysal@gmail.com; dr.iuysal@hotmail. com |
| Received: October 29, 2013 Accepted: December 01, 2013 Published: December 10, 2013 |
| Citation: Uysal EB, Deveci K, Uysal IO, Yüce S, Sancaktar E (2013) Clinical, Radiological, and Laboratory Assessment of a Family Affected by Primary Atrophic Rhinitis. J Otol Rhinol 3:1. doi:10.4172/2324-8785.1000142 |
Abstract
Clinical, Radiological, and Laboratory Assessment of a Family Affected by Primary Atrophic Rhinitis
Background: Atrophic rhinitis may be primary (ozena) or secondary (e.g. to radiation therapy or surgery). It manifests as widening of the nasal cavity due to atrophy of the nasal mucosa, which is covered with foul-smelling crusts. Its etiology is not clear. Objectives: To present a large family with atrophic rhinitis showing a possible dominant trait.
Material and Methods: We report the results of clinical, genetic, and immunologic examinations performed on five subjects, who were members of the same family.
