Year 1982,
Volume: 1 Issue: 2, - , 22.12.2009
Abstract
Atrophic rhinitis is a chronic nasal disease and is characterized with foul odour, atrophy of nasal mucosa and crust formation. Se¬veral theories have been put to explain the pathogenesis; however none of these has been validated. In this study, the condition of tra¬ce elements which have many important biochemical functions, has been investigated in atrophic rhinitis. Serum and nasal mucosa le¬vels of zinc and copper have been determinated in 19 patients with atrophic rhinitis. As a result, a disturbance in zinc metabolism may play a role in the pathogenesis of the disease.
Keywords
There are 0 citations in total.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Submission Date | November 5, 2009 |
| Publication Date | December 22, 2009 |
| Published in Issue | Year 1982 Volume: 1 Issue: 2 |
Cite
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.