Histochemical characteristics of the nasal mucosa in post-traumatic rhinosinusitis

  • Assistant, Fergana State Medical Institute
  • Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Andijan State Medical Institute

DOI

https://doi.org/10.47689/2181-3663-vol4-iss1-pp57-65

Keywords

histochemical study , nasal mucosa , PAS-positive structures , Van Gieson staining

Abstract

In chronic post-traumatic rhinosinusitis following nasal septum injury, the nasal mucosa demonstrates hypoaeration and airway deformation. Prolonged chronic hypoxia leads to enhanced fibroblast proliferation within the mucosal stroma, accompanied by accumulation of acidic mucopolysaccharides. This process results in retention of viscous mucinous secretions, as well as mucoid and fibrinoid swelling of the mucosa. Such changes contribute to increased levels of acidic mucopolysaccharides, disruption of histoarchitectonics, and disorganization of fibrous structures, with the formation of irregularly arranged coarse collagen fibers. Moreover, the abundance of PAS-positive structures was shown to correlate with excessive accumulation of acidic mucopolysaccharides and an increase in coarse fuchsinophilic fibers within the nasal mucosa.

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Histochemical characteristics of the nasal mucosa in post-traumatic rhinosinusitis

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Yuldashev , K. and Makhkamov , N. 2025. Histochemical characteristics of the nasal mucosa in post-traumatic rhinosinusitis. Preventive Medicine and Health. 4, 1 (Jul. 2025), 57–65. DOI:https://doi.org/10.47689/2181-3663-vol4-iss1-pp57-65.

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