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The rhinomaxillary syndrome in leprosy: A clinical, radiological and palaeopathological study
Author(s) -
Andersen Johs G.,
Manchester Keith
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/oa.1390020204
Subject(s) - maxilla , medicine , rib cage , alveolar process , leprosy , lepromatous leprosy , anatomy , dentistry , orthodontics , pathology
The rhinomaxillary syndrome consists of a group of maxillary bone changes, which may be present in part or in total, in lepromatous and near‐lepromatous leprosy. The changes are a composite mixture of erosive, absorptive and proliferative bone reactions. The anatomical zones involved are the alveolar process of the maxilla, the anterior nasal spine, the palatine process of the maxilla, intranasal osseous structures, and the margins of the nasal aperture.