Introduction One of the most observed diseases in the otorhinolaryngology emergency, compared with the other facial fractures, is related to nasal bone fractures (NBFs). The peak of incidence is seen in the age group ranging from 11 to 30 years old.
Objective The present evaluation was devoted to the etiology and epidemiological study of NBFs.
Methods In the present cross-sectional study, 376 patients with NBF were evaluated. The necessary information such as gender, age, education, job, causes of NBF, and clinical symptoms of patients have been recorded on the checklist.
Results The study revealed that 76.9% of the patients were male and 23.1% were female; 37.5% of all patients were self-employed, and most of them were from urban areas. Traffic accident (26.6%) and falling (25.5%) were the main reasons for NBF. The most common clinical symptoms for NBF were tenderness (96%; n = 361), nasal swelling (90.4%; n = 340), and deformity (89.4%; n = 336).
Conclusion The results showed that the incidence of NBFs in young men without higher education level and self-employed were high which can be related to the traffic accidents and fights. Also, falls, beatings and accidental hit are the most common causes of NBFs among women. Therefore, to decrease the incidence of otorhinolaryngology trauma, training about the general life skill and providing awareness about using personal safety equipment and measures should be increased at the future.
<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> A few studies have been performed on whether allergic rhinitis is a cause of adenotonsillar hypertrophy. The aim of this study was to determine the symptoms of allergic rhinitis in children with hypertrophy.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This descriptive cross-sectional study has been conducted on 150 patients’ candidates for adenotonsillectomy. The necessary information was collected through checklists and patient records. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 150 patients were included in the study. In terms of gender, the highest frequency was related to boys (66.7%). Most of patients lived in the Ardabil (66.7%). The mean age of the subjects was 7.55 years. The highest frequency was related to the history of recurrent middle ear infection in children with 73 cases (48.7%). The lowest frequency was jointly assigned to the history of taking anti-allergy drugs and the history of recurrent itching in the child each with 21 cases (14%). There was no significant relationship between any of the studied symptoms and age and gender of patients. Most of patients with 90.7% had allergic rhinitis symptoms.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Results showed that frequency of symptoms of allergic rhinitis in patients with adenotonsillar hypertrophy was in moderate level and the rate of it in studied patients was similar to its rate among general population.</p>
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