群馬県地方の萎縮性鼻炎

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Gunma district is one of the regions which have high morbidity of atrophic rhinttis in Japan.
About 7500 students of ages from 4 to 20 years in Gunma Prefecture were examined rhinologically, and following results were obtained.
In this region, atrophic changes in the nasal cavity with or without discharge were frequently seen, and the incidences of nasal atrophy with discharge(atrophic rhinitis) were 9.8% in males and 11.0% in females, and the incidences of nasal atrophy without discharge were 15.8% and 20.0%.
The incidences of atrophic rhinitis and of nasal atrophy in females were higher than in males, on the contrary the incidences of hypertrophic and simple chronic rhinitis were higher in males, and sinusitis and sinusitis with atrophy were equally seen in males and females.
Chronic rhinitis and atrophic rhinitis accompanied with nasal discharge decreased with age, and normal nose increased.
Extreme atrophy with rudimentary turbinates was found in 7 cases, but no crust and fetor was seen in children.
The cases of nasal atrophy without discharge were more frequently seen in mountain village than in city, however the differrence between village and city in the incidence of atrophic rhinitis accompanied with purulent discharge was not significant.