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Non-Allergic Rhinitis

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A 23 year-old female college student presents to her primary care clinic complaining of persistent runny nose and nasal congestion for more than 10 months a year over the past several years. She does not remember exactly when her symptoms began, and states that they occur daily regardless of her location or the time of day. She denies any fever, chills, mucopurulent drainage, cough, dyspnea, headache, ocular or nasal pruritis, or ocular symptoms. Past medical history shows no evidence of allergies, asthma, recurrent upper respiratory tract infections, chronic sinusitis, nasal or head trauma, or nasal surgery or trauma. She takes no medications except an occasional acetaminophen for headache when studying for several hours. She works as a part-time legal aid in an office building downtown. Family history and review of systems are unremarkable. Physical exam shows enlarged nasal turbinates, clear nasal discharge, moist and clear oropharynx with no erythema or exudates, clear tympanic membranes, no tenderness to palpation over the maxillary and frontal sinuses, and no cervical lymphadenopathy.

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Bell, C., Mintz, M.L. (2006). Non-Allergic Rhinitis. In: Mintz, M.L. (eds) Disorders of the Respiratory Tract. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-041-6_5

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