Therapeutic Management of Primary Atrophic Rhinitis (Ozene): About 4 Cases.
Ear Nose Throat J
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To study the clinical characteristics and therapeutic means of primary atrophic rhinitis.Method:
We present 4 cases of atrophic rhinitis caused by Klebsiella ozaenae observed in our hospital over a period of 5 years.Results:
All patients presented the clinical triad mucosal atrophy, presence of crusts, and cacosmia. Treatment was medical in 3 patients and surgical in 1 patient. We used rifampicin and sulfamethoxazole as antibiotics as well as trimethoprim for a period of 4 months. The surgical treatment consisted of recalibration of the nasal cavities by placing 2 silicone sticks in the subperiosteum. The evolution was marked by obstruction and cacosmia in 3 out of 4 patients.Conclusion:
The treatment of primary atrophic rhinitis poses a problem for the clinician in terms of means and therapeutic effectiveness given that it is a chronic pathology requiring regular monitoring.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Ear Nose Throat J
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Ear nose throat j
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Ear, nose & throat journal
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article