An 80-year-old woman with chronic nasal congestion.
Nasal congestion is a common problem in outpatient allergy and immunology. Here, we present the case of an 80-year-old woman with long-standing nasal congestion of uncommon cause and discuss its diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Although most patients with chronic nasal congestion do not have a life-threatening condition, it is important to remain vigilant for warning signs that a rare disease is at work behind this common complaint.
Sloane
David E
DE
Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dubois
Louise
L
Du Buske
Lawrence M
LM
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology