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THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE NASAL MUCOSA

SIMON L. RUSKIN, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1930;11(6):689-695.

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In a series of cases in which I gave injections into the sphenopalatine ganglion for relief from the painful syndrome of neuralgia of the nasal ganglion, following the injection I observed nasal congestion that lasted for a period of time varying from a few days to two or three months. At times during this period some of the patients suffered considerable discomfort from the persistent vasodilatation present in the nasal mucosa. This would become particularly pronounced at night when the patient was in the lying position. I have also observed and have noted in a previous paper¹ that, as a rule, on nasal examination patients suffering from neuralgia of the nasal ganglion presented a condition of the mucosa which I have continuously characterized as mild atrophic rhinitis; that is, the membrane seemed deep red and felt hard on palpation with the probe. The moderately blanched condition of the mucosa may . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Submitted for publication, Feb. 19, 1930.

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