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Psychogenic Factors in Vasomotor Rhinorrhoea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

George Fennell*
Affiliation:
Ear, Nose and Throat Department, United Sheffield Hospitals (Now Senior Registrar, Ear, Nose and Throat Department, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London)

Extract

Vasomotor rhinorrhoea is a condition characterized by a constant or intermittent watery discharge from the nose. This may be accompanied by bouts of sneezing and a feeling of irritation in the nose. It is stated by some of the patients that symptoms occur during, or are aggravated by, periods of mental tension. In a severe case the secretions may be so profuse that the patient may need to use several handkerchiefs in one day.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1963 

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