Soni N K
Department of Ear, Nose & Throat, Sardar Patel Medical College and Associated Group of Hospitals, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
Lepr Rev. 1995 Dec;66(4):314-7. doi: 10.5935/0305-7518.19950035.
The technique of nasopharynogoscopy affords an accurate assessment of the lesions at the orifices of the eustachian tube. It was performed in 30 patients suffering from lepromatous leprosy in order to determine the type, nature and site of the lesion. Involvement of the eustachian tube in leprosy may begin with a localized area of erythema progressing to granuloma formation or ulceration. Leprous lesion at the eustachian tube orifices was related with subsequent changes in the tympanogram pattern. Nasopharyngoscopy is also found to be of therapeutic value in removing the crust, discharge and granulations at the eustachian tube orifices.
鼻咽镜检查技术能准确评估咽鼓管开口处的病变情况。对30例瘤型麻风患者进行了该检查,以确定病变的类型、性质和部位。麻风病中咽鼓管受累可能始于局部红斑区域,进而发展为肉芽肿形成或溃疡。咽鼓管开口处的麻风病变与鼓室导抗图模式的后续变化有关。还发现鼻咽镜检查在清除咽鼓管开口处的痂皮、分泌物和肉芽方面具有治疗价值。