Rhinitis of pregnancy.
Nasal stuffiness as a consequence of pregnancy has been accepted as a distinct pathologic entity for years. Although estrogen can produce nasal mucosal edema through a cholinergic action, other factors may also cause or influence nasal congestion associated with pregnancy. These include allergy, infection, stress, and rebound rhinitis. A survey of 66 randomly selected pregnant women near term and of 16 pregnant women treated for "rhinitis of pregnancy" suggests that rhinitis solely attributable to pregnancy may not exist as a primary entity. Suggestions for further study of this problem are offered.
D000328:Adult; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology; D012008:Recurrence; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000097:blood; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications; D013781:Texas
D004967:Estrogens; D004958:Estradiol