RHINITIS MEDICAMENTOSA

Course overview

RHINITIS MEDICAMENTOSA (RM), ALSO KNOWN AS; REBOUND CONGESTION IS INFLAMMATION OF THE NASAL MUCOSA CAUSED BY THE OVERUSE OF TOPICAL NASAL DECONGESTANTS. IT CLASSIFIES AS A SUBSET OF DRUG-INDUCED RHINITIS. TOPICAL DECONGESTANTS ARE TYPICALLY USED IN THE RELIEF OF NASAL CONGESTION DUE TO ALLERGIC RHINITIS, ACUTE OR CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS, NASAL POLYPS, OR UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF RHINITIS MEDICAMENTOSA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.