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The aetiology and management of atrophic rhinitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Sunil Narayan Dutt  and
Mohan Kameswaran
Sunil Narayan Dutt
Affiliation:
the Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Canadian Specialist Hospital, UAEDubai
Mohan Kameswaran
Affiliation:
the Madras ENT Research Foundation (MERF), Chennai, India.
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Abstract

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Atrophic rhinitis is a chronic, debilitating and recalcitrant disease of the nasal cavities that is prevalent in several parts of the world. It has unique epidemiological features and clinical characteristics. Clinicians and researchers for decades have tried to postulate theories for the aetiology of the primary form of the disease. Management of the disease has seen several medical therapeutic regimens including alternative forms of medicine. Surgical options for the condition are also not completely satisfactory with a number of failures and recurrences. The authors provide here a comprehensive review of the existing literature as regards the aetiology and management of this refractory condition.

Keywords

Rhinitis, AtrophicAetiology OfManagement OfOzaena
Type
Review Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 11 , November 2005 , pp. 843 - 852
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press