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The nose weeps and obstructs for a variety of reasons, some physiological and some pathological. An understanding of these reasons is necessary to diagnose and treat patients, but our current concepts of why the nose weeps and obstructs are fragmentary.

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Connell, J.T. (1979). Nasal Hypersensitivity. In: Gupta, S., Good, R.A. (eds) Cellular, Molecular, and Clinical Aspects of Allergic Disorders. Comprehensive Immunology, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0988-8_12

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