purulent rhinitis

purulent rhinitis

Etymology: L, purulentus, pus formation; Gk, rhis, nose, itis, inflammation

an infection of the nasal mucosa that is accompanied by pus formation. The condition is often secondary to a systemic infection, such as measles.

purulent rhinitis

Chronic rhinitis accompanied by pus formation.

See also: rhinitis

rhinitis

inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose. It may be mild and chronic, or acute. There are signs of wheezing, sneezing and respiratory stertor at all levels. There is a strong nasal discharge which may be serous to purulent.

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allergic rhinitis, anaphylactic rhinitis

any allergic reaction of the nasal mucosa, occurring perennially (nonseasonal allergic rhinitis) or seasonally.

atrophic rhinitis

see atrophic rhinitis.

bovine atopic rhinitis

see enzootic nasal granuloma.

catarrhal rhinitis

the common form of rhinitis with a transitory catarrhal discharge.

familial allergic rhinitis

a rarely recorded disease of cattle.

fibrinous rhinitis

rhinitis with development of a false membrane.

hypertrophic rhinitis

that with thickening and swelling of the mucous membrane.

inclusion body rhinitis

see inclusion body rhinitis.

membranous rhinitis

chronic rhinitis with a membranous exudate.

necrotic rhinitis

see necrotic rhinitis.

parasitic rhinitis

see pneumonyssuscaninum.

polypous rhinitis

chronic rhinitis associated with polyps in the nasal cavity.

pseudomembranous rhinitis

coagulated discharge clings to the mucosa like a membrane but can be peeled off without leaving a mucosal lesion.

purulent rhinitis

chronic rhinitis with formation of pus.

vasomotor rhinitis

1. nonallergic rhinitis in which transient changes in vascular tone and permeability (with the same symptoms of allergic rhinitis).

2. any condition of allergic or nonallergic rhinitis, as opposed to infectious rhinitis.