Pharyngitis Sicca-An Aetiopathological Study

ABSTRACT

Pharyngitis sicca is a source of considerable mental anguish to the patient as well as to the clinician due to lack of accurate indentification of aetiological factors and an effective treatment. A study of 200 patients conducted in E.N.T. department. of SMHS Hospital Srinagar (Kashmir) revealed an associations of various disorders with phayngitis sicca. One hundred and sixty-four cases (82%) clinically presented in winter when there was significant fall in temperature and 104 cases had recurrence in next winter, chronic nasal obstruction was observed in 137 cases (68.5%). chronic sinusitis in 90 cases (45%) vitamins and iron deficiency in 90 cases (45%), pulmonary tuberculosis in 7 cases (3.5%) and 4 cases (2%) of each chronic liver diseases and renal diseases. History of smoking was positive in 58 cases (29%) and urban to rural patients ratio was 3 2.