Chronic pharyngitis may be catarrhal, hypertrophic, or atrophic. Some people with atrophic gastritis may be asymptomatic. Special forms of chronic atrophic rhinitis are rhinitis sicca anterior and ozaena. The diagnosis of atrophic gastritis type A should be confirmed by gastroscopy and stepwise biopsy. People with atrophic gastritis are also at increased risk for the development of gastric adenocarcinoma. Many of the signs and symptoms that accompany menopause occur in atrophic vaginitis. Median rhomboid glossitis is thought to be a type of chronic atrophic (or erythematous) candidiasis. It is also known as atrophic myositis or eosinophilic myositis. Inhibition of ovarian function during DMPA use causes the endometrium to become thin and atrophic. Chronic atrophic rhinitis may be primary and secondary. Rhinoscleroma has been divided into 3 stages&colon; catarrhal/atrophic, granulomatous, and sclerotic stages. When symptoms arise, they are most commonly associated with the atrophic and ulcerative subtypes. Treatment of atrophic rhinitis can be either medical or surgical. Wallace died at home in Crawfordsville, on February 15, 1905, of atrophic gastritis. Ice-pick scars, boxcar scars, and rolling scars are subtypes of atrophic acne scars.