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Infectious rhinitis
Rhinitis due to infections of the nasal mucosa.
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Fibrinous rhinitis
Rhinitis marked by the formation of a false membrane in the nasal cavities.
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Chronic hypertrophic rhinitis
Inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane marked by hypertrophy of the mucous membrane of the turbinates and the septum. The symptoms are those of nasal obstruction, postnasal discharge, and recurrent head colds. The treatment is surgical removal of the hypertrophic or mulberry ends of the inferior turbinates and cauterization of the mucosa of the inferior…
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Chronic hyperplastic rhinitis
Chronic inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane accompanied by polypoid formation and underlying sinus pathology.
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Rhinitis caseosa
Rhinitis characterized by the accumulation of offensive cheese like masses in the nose and sinuses and accompanied by a seropurulent discharge.
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Soft tissue rheumatism
Any of several localized or generalized conditions that cause pain around joints but are not related to or caused by joint disease (e.g., bursitis, tennis elbow, tendinitis, perichondritis, stiff man syndrome, Tietze’s disease).
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Palindromic rheumatism
Intermittent migrating joint pain with tenderness, heat, and swelling that lasts from a few hours to as long as a week. The knee is most often involved, but each recurrence often involves a different joint. Between attacks there is no evidence of joint disease. The cause is unknown, and there is no specific treatment.
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Inflammatory rheumatism
An old term for any form of arthritis in which there is significant joint inflammation (e.g., gouty, infectious, or rheumatoid arthritis).
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Rheumatid
A skin lesion associated with rheumatic disease.
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Functional class rheumatic disease
Classifications created by the American Rheumatism Association (now the American College of Rheumatology) that define the capacity level at which a patient with rheumatic disease is capable of functioning. Class I is complete functional capacity with ability to carry on all usual duties without handicaps; class II is functional capacity adequate to conduct normal activities…
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