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 |