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Histopathological Changes Of Inferior Turbinate In Patients With Allergic And Non Allergic Rhinitis, Ahmed Abdelaal, Mohamed Abdel-Monem, Ahmed Serag, Yasien Abd Elghafour

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background Inferior turbinate hypertrophy is one of the most common causes of nasal obstruction. Understanding the histopathological changes of the inferior turbinate mucosa in allergic and non-allergic rhinitis could leads to better diagnosis and accurate treatment. Aim of the work: to assess the histopathological changes in the inferior turbinate in allergic rhinitis and non -allergic rhinitis and control subjects. Patients and Methods: this a prospective study includes 74 patients divided into 28 patients with allergic rhinitis, 24 patients with non -allergic rhinitis, 22 normal control group. The inferior turbinate (IT) biopsy was taken for assessment the thickness of medial, lateral …