USMLE 2 ENT Quick Notes


▪ allergic rhinitis: rhinorrhea, nasal pruritus, cough; nasal mucosa is edematous & pale; polyps
▪ nasal furunculosis: 2/2 staphylococcal folliculitis due to nose-picking or hair plucking
o pain, tenderness, erythema in nasal vestibule
o life-threatening if spreads to cavernous sinus