[Chronic rhinopathies of childhood (apropos of 265 cases)].

We observed among 265 children with a chronic rhinopathy: 187 allergic rhinopathies, associating sneezing, rhinorrhea and nasal eosinophilia, particularly caused by a sensitization for mites. 10 non allergic eosinophilic rhinopathies with identical clinical signs, and major nasal eosinophilia without any allergic factor. 68 non allergic non eosinophilic rhinopathies, where are preponderant nasal obstruction, olfaction troubles, ORL infections (otitis and sinusitis). Their etiology is probably various: psychic factors, ciliary dyskinesias, vasomotor phenomena...