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Differential diagnosis of nasal obstruction

Table 1. Differential diagnosis of nasal obstruction

Cause		Example
Allergic		Allergic rhinitis
Congenital		Encephalocele (iatrogenic or posttraumatic), glioma, teratoma
Chronic rhinosinusitis
Endocrine		Pregnancy, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, menstruation
Iatrogenic		Atrophic rhinitis, overresection, overnarrowing after osteotomies
Infection		Acute and chronic rhinosinusitis, septal abscess
Inflammatory polyposis
Mechanical		Deviated septum, nasal valve collapse, synechiae, nasal polyps, inferior turbinate hypertrophy, middle turbinate hypertrophy (including concha bullosa), adenoid hypertrophy, choanal atresia, septal hematoma
Medicinal		Rhinitis medicamentosa
Neoplastic		Benign and malignant nasal tumors
Foreign body
Nasal cycle
Other

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