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ROUTINE EXAMINATION OF THE NASAL FLUID FOR THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF PUS CELLS

LOUIS HUBERT, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1930;12(1):78-80.

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In reading the literature dealing with vasomotor disturbances of the nose, one is met at the outset with the confusion brought about by an unsatisfactory nomenclature. Many articles under various headings, such as vasomotor rhinitis, perennial hay-fever, paroxysmal rhinorrhea, paroxysmal rhinitis, hyperesthetic rhinitis, atopic rhinitis, etc., only tend to cause perplexity. They postulate causes that are not constant in all cases. The subject matter will be clarified if one keeps in mind the physiologic mechanism involved in all cases of vasomotor disturbances of the nose. It is known that these disturbances are brought about by an irritant that reflexly stimulates certain nerves within the nose.¹ The resulting reaction is an outpouring of a clear, watery discharge with or without sneezing, and is designed to remove the irritant. This reaction may be so slight that no attention is paid to it, and it is considered normal. In certain persons . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Assistant Surgeon, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital NEW YORK

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, March 18, 1930.

Read before the Section of Rhinology and Laryngology, New York Academy of Medicine, Dec. 20, 1929.

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