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Novel treatment of atrophic rhinitis: early results

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The aim of this randomized control trial, performed at a tertiary referral hospital, was to compare the therapeutic effectiveness of two novel treatment modalities, oral rifampicin and submucosal placentrex injection, in randomly selected patients of primary atrophic rhinitis regarding objective, subjective and histopathological improvement. Patients treated with oral rifampicin showed most promising results regarding objective, subjective and histopathological improvement with maximum disease-free interval on regular follow-up as compared to submucosal placentrex injections.

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  1. Calcutta National Medical College, 24 Gorachand Road, Kolkata, 700014, India

    Abhishek Jaswal, Avik Kumar Jana, Biswajit Sikder, Tapan K. Nandi, Sanjoy Kumar Sadhukhan & Anjan Das

  2. C/O S.S. Jaswal, House No.1280, Sector 6-B, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, 827006, India

    Abhishek Jaswal

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Jaswal, A., Jana, A.K., Sikder, B. et al. Novel treatment of atrophic rhinitis: early results. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 265, 1211–1217 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-008-0629-5

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