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XLIV - Central-large-upper airway (incl. pharyngeal-nasal) involvement

Rhinitis medicamentosa

Last update 17/06/2026

In progress. For review see Ramey, J.T., et al. Rhinitis medicamentosa. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol, 2006. 16(3): p. 148-55 (PMID 16784007). Drugs may cause rhinitis and nasal obstruction. Rhinitis may cause sneezing, which may cause barotrauma and pneumothorax and/or pneumomediastinum (PMID 20210811)

Causative drugs

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases