Nonallergic Rhinitis with Eosinophilia Syndrome (NARES) is easily confused with allergic rhinitis but has a number of distinctive features.
Clinical findings in a patient with NARES:
(1) nasal congestion
(2) sneezing
(3) rhinorrhea
(4) nasal pruritis
(5) ocular pruritis
(6) pale and boggy turbinates
(7) good response to nasal corticosteroids
Laboratory findings:
(1) negative allergy testing (serologic, skin)
(2) increased eosinophils in smears of nasal secretions
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Specialty: Otolaryngology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology/Rheumatology
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