A patient who has lost their sense of smell or complains of a bad smell in the nose may have complex rhinitis, says Professor Harvey
If nasal allergies are not responding to intranasal corticosteroids the patient may not have simple rhinitis says Professor Richard Harvey, a rhinologist at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney.
“Other things that hallmark that your rhinitis is not simple is where the nose responds to things other than a simple allergy. This is a patient who complains of a reactive nose to perfume, cigarette smoke or other noxious things in our environment rather than classic allergens.”
A patient who has lost their sense of smell or complains of a bad smell in the nose may also have complex rhinitis.
Asymmetric symptoms, where only one side of the sinus is affected is another diagnostic marker says Professor Harvey.
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