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ID DOID:4731
Name atrophic rhinitis
Definition A rhinitis which involves inflammation of the nose characterized by atrophy of nasal mucosa including the glands, turbinate bones, and the nerve elements supplying the nose that is caused by heredity factors, endocrine imbalance, nutritional deficiency, bacterial infection and autoimmune issues.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/atrophic_rhinitis, http://www.springerlink.com/content/d2712j215h42656g/fulltext.pdf
Xrefs

MESH:D012222

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:28111002

UMLS_CUI:C0035459

Synonyms

dry rhinitis [EXACT]

Ozaena [EXACT]

ozena [EXACT]

rhinitis sicca [RELATED]

Rhinitis, atrophic [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a rhinitis

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