title: Interesting observations on Primary Atrophic Rhinitis.
abstract: Primary Atrophic Rhinitis (PAR) which has baffled the physicians of the past and the present ENT surgeons, till now, is found to have strong clinical evidence to suggest it to be of Hanseniatic origin. A rational review of literature, elicitation of the cardinal signs of leprosy - in its indeterminate paucibacillary form, and the similarity of the symptomatology between these two diseases corroborate this view. This is further sustained by observing it cured with antileprotic drugs which brings a new hope for these patients. It also unfolds a new horizon on further research on this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T., M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pattanaik