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Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia presenting as atrophic rhinitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2006

Ravi Sachidananda
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology–Head Neck Surgery, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India.
Anita Nagadi
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology–Head Neck Surgery, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India.
A.A. Dass
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology–Head Neck Surgery, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India.
B.Y. Praveen Kmar
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology–Head Neck Surgery, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore, India.

Abstract

Atrophic rhinitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the nose. The aetiology of primary atrophic rhinitis is not yet known, although secondary atrophic rhinitis is known to be associated with chronic granulomatous diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy. The authors report a case of atrophic rhinitis, which was a presenting feature of a rare genetic disorder known as Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome, also known as anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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