Lesley F Childs Author
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Botox
Asst Professor of Otolaryngology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Lesley F Childs, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery in the field of the Botox; Botulinum toxin; Rhinitis; Nasal airflow; Level of Evidence: 1b, Adjunct Professor of Neurology University of Sydney, New South Wales, Botox; Botulinum toxin; Rhinitis; Nasal airflow; Level of Evidence: 1b from Australia
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Author(s): Andrew Blitzer, Dan Novakovic, Scott M Rickert and Lesley F Childs
A Pilot Study of Quantitative Measurements of Nasal Function in Rhinitis and the Therapeutic Effects of Botulinum Toxin
Objective: Symptoms of rhinitis can be attributed to the stimulation of cholinergic nerve endings, which leads to mucosal hypersecretion and an increase in nasal blood flow. As botulinum toxin is a powerful cholinergic blocker, the application of this toxin intranasally may help to decrease the symptom complex associated with rhinitis. A pilot study was... view moreĀ»