Treating acute rhinitis and exacerbations of chronic rhinitis – a role for topical decongestants?

dc.contributor.authorGreen, Robin J.
dc.contributor.authorFeldman, Charles
dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk, Andre
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, Marinda
dc.contributor.authorFriedman, Raymond
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Guy A.
dc.contributor.emailrobin.green@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-29T11:35:35Z
dc.date.available2021-10-29T11:35:35Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-24
dc.description.abstractAcute nasal symptoms are troublesome for patients. In addition, these symptoms are encountered frequently by individuals because of common infectious diseases, especially rhinovirus, giving rise to a ‘common cold’. Acute nasal symptoms include rhinorrhoea, sneezing, nasal itch and congestion. Of these, nasal congestion is the most irritating. Because topical nasal decongestants provide rapid and dramatic relief from these symptoms, especially nasal congestion, they are frequently used and abused by patients. Guidance for indications, choice of most efficacious decongestant and recommendations for limiting side effects are thus essential to be imparted to patients by doctors.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentPaediatrics and Child Healthen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.safpj.co.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGreen RJ, Feldman C, Van Niekerk A, McDonald M, Friedman R, Richards GA. Treating acute rhinitis and exacerbations of chronic rhinitis – A role for topical decongestants? South African Family Practice 2020;62(1), a5053. https://DOI.org/10.4102/safp.v62i1.5053.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2078-6190 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-6204 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/safp.v62i1.5053
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/82321
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSISen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectAcute rhinitisen_ZA
dc.subjectNasal congestionen_ZA
dc.subjectTopical nasal decongestantsen_ZA
dc.titleTreating acute rhinitis and exacerbations of chronic rhinitis – a role for topical decongestants?en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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