Nasal Symptoms are common in all ages. There are many diseases which require urgent medical and surgical attention. As well some require routine surgical intervention. Here are a list of some common nasal symptoms and their causes. As for example nasal obstructions, nasal foul-smelling, crusting conditions or smelling problems.
These causes are frequently asked in the medical viva examinations. SO important for the medical students too.
A nasal polyp is quite common. I will discuss it later. It is basically two types. Ethmoidal polyp causes bilateral nasal obstructions. While Antrochoanal polyp causes unilateral obstructions.
Common Nasal Symptoms:
List of common nasal symptoms cases are listed below.
Causes of Unilateral Obstructions:
- Deviated Nasal Septum (DNS)
- Antrochoanal polyp
- Rhinosporidiosis
- Ringerts papilloma
- Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
- Cancer of Maxillary antrum
- Olfactory neuroblastoma
- Foreign body in the nose, it is the most common findings in the pediatric age group.
- Rhinolith
Causes of Bilateral Nasal Obstructions:
- Ethmoidal polyp
- Adenoids
- Bilateral choanal atresia
- Allergic rhinitis
- Vasomotor rhinitis
- DNS with opposite hypertrophied inferior turbinate
Causes of Foul Smelling Discharge:
- Atrophic rhinitis
- Old Foreign body impaction
- Rhinitis caseosa
- Purulent sinusitis
- Infected nasal polyp
- Nasal malignancy
See more: Tonsils In children Causes, Features, Diagnosis, Treatment of Tonsillitis
Causes of Crusting conditions of Nose:
- Atrophic Rhinitis
- Unhealed septal perforations
- Rhinoscleroma
- Rhinitis Sicca
- Post Inferior Turbinectomy
- Post Radiotherapy
- Tuberculosis
- Syphilis
Causes of Anosmia/Hyposmia:
Hyposmia means reduced ability to smell the odour.
- Head injury involving a cribriform plate of the ethmoid
- Allergic rhinitis
- Ethmoidal polyp
- Olfactory neuroblastoma
- Viral neuronitis
Source: Otolaryngology Book by our beloved Teacher Prof M A Matin Sir (Tripple FRCS).
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