Rhinorrhea not responding to nasal corticosteroids

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 735-738

  Patel, Parag N ^a   Oyefara, Benjamin ^a   Aarstad, Robert ^a   Bahna, Sami L ^a  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cribriform plate fracture; Differential diagnosis; Head trauma; Nasal discharge; Rhinitis; Rhinorrhea

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; FLUTICASONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PERENNIAL RHINITIS;

ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 38349142879     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2007.28.3061     Document Type: Article

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