Anterior nose

Anterior rhinoscopy is a method of observing the nasal cavity through the anterior foramen of the nose. Using the light reflected by the frontoscope, you can peep at the color of the mucous membranes on the walls of the nasal cavity, the size of the middle and lower turbinates, the shape of the nasal septum, the secretions in the nasal cavity, and the presence of tumors or foreign bodies. To achieve the purpose of diagnosing diseases. The normal nasal mucosa is pale red with a smooth, moist and shiny surface. During acute inflammation, the mucosa is bright red with viscous secretions. During chronic inflammation, the mucous membrane is dark red, the front of the lower turbinate is sometimes mulberry-shaped, the secretion is mucopurulent, the mucosa of allergic rhinitis is pale edema or pale purple, and the secretion is watery. Atrophic rhinitis mucous membranes atrophy, dryness, loss of normal luster, covered abscess, lower inferior turbinate, occasional hypertrophy or polyp-like changes in the middle turbinate.

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