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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleEndoscopic Changes of Nasal Mucosa in Patients with LeprosyCarla Andrea Avelar Pires, Eline Pinheiro Weba Costa, Marcus Vinicius Duarte Costa et al.Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease, affecting the skin and Schwann cells of peripheral nerves. In most leprosy cases, the nasal mucosa is affected. We aimed to describe the clinical changes in nasal mucosa using nasal endoscopy, in patients with leprosy attending a dermatology service in an endemic region and compare this changes with those founds in non-leprosy patients nasal … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 15, Issue 2 · 3 May 2019 · 7,270 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStaphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage Among Injecting and Non-Injecting Drug Users and Antimicrobial SusceptibilityMojtaba Varshochi, Zahra Attari, Alka Hasani, Ali SeidiStaphylococcus Aureus (SA) is one of the most prevalent bacterial pathogens in human beings. Approximately 20% of healthy persons are persistent carriers and 60% are intermittent carriers of SA. Nasal cavity is one of the most important sites of its colonization. Intravenous (IV) drug abuse has been proposed as a risk factor for colonization of SA in the nasal mucosa. … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 23 May 2013 · 7,312 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMalignant Mucosal Melanoma of the Head and Neck Diagnosed in an Iranian Population over an 11-Year PeriodMaryam Assadat Hashemi Pour, M. Rad, M. R. Zarei, G. ChamaniProblem statement: Mucosal Melanoma of the Head and Neck (MMHN) is a rare lethal disease. This malignancy accounts for half of all mucosal melanomas, occurring mainly in the nasal cavity, oral cavity and pharynx. They appear with equal gender distribution and with a peak incidence in the age range 60-80 years. The aim of this study was to investigate incidence, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2009 · 7,076 accessesView PDF Cite