What causes atrophic rhinitis?

Atrophic rhinitis disease types are different, the causes are also different, mainly including primary atrophic rhinitis and secondary atrophic rhinitis.

1, primary atrophic rhinitis

This type of atrophic rhinitis etiology is unclear, there may be external and internal interaction caused by a variety of factors, such as nutrition theory, prolonged exposure to dust and harmful gases, endocrine dysfunction, autoimmune dysfunction, etc.

2, secondary atrophic rhinitis

such as chronic infection, iatrogenic injury, special infectious diseases (leprosy, tuberculosis) caused by nasal mucosa damage, etc., may cause this disease.