Nasal Lavage Fluid
"Nasal Lavage Fluid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Fluid obtained by THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION or washout of the nasal cavity and NASAL MUCOSA. The resulting fluid is used in cytologic and immunologic assays of the nasal mucosa such as with the NASAL PROVOCATION TEST in the diagnosis of nasal hypersensitivity.
| Descriptor ID |
D017817
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.927.573.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Nasal Lavage Fluid- Nasal Lavage Fluid
- Lavage Fluid, Nasal
- Nasal Lavage Fluids
- Nasal Washings
- Nasal Washing
- Washing, Nasal
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Chipps BE, Sullivan WF, Portnoy JM. Alpha-2A-interferon for treatment of bronchiolitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1993 Aug; 12(8):653-8.