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rhinitis
(redirected from atrophic rhinitis)

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rhinitis [rī′nīd·əs]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the mucous membranes in the nose.


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Complete surgical closure of the nasal cavities for the treatment of atrophic rhinitis was first described by Young in 1967.
These antimicrobial agents are not among the 4 antimicrobial agents authorized in Europe for growth promotion (14) but are used orally to treat bacterial infections such as group E streptococcal pneumonia or atrophic rhinitis and diarrhea (2).
Atrophic rhinitis is a chronic nasal disease characterized by mucosal atrophy, resorption of the underlying bone, the formation of thick crusts, and a distinctive fetid odor.
 
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