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T. L.is a 29-year-old female who presents to her primary care physician in August complaining of a stuffy, itchy nose; sneezing; intermittent headache; and daytime somnolence for the past several months. She notes that since moving to Washington, DC 3 years ago, these same symptoms seem to bother her every spring and summer. She has tried over-the-counter pseudoephedrine with mild relief of congestion. She feels her symptoms are interfering with her ability to exercise outdoors and her performance at work. Her past medical history is significant for eczema as a child. Her father has had “hay fever” for years. She lives alone in an apartment and has no pets. Physical exam is remarkable for a bilaterally indurated, erythematous nasal mucosa, a clear, watery anterior and posterior nasal discharge, an erythematous oropharynx, and bilateral tenderness over the frontal sinuses.
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Sobota, H.B., Emdadi, T., Mintz, M.L. (2006). 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_4
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