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Estornudo
Definición:
Es una explosión súbita, forzada e involuntaria de aire a través de la nariz y la boca.
Ver también:
- Alergeno
- Rinitis alérgica
- Alergia al moho, la caspa y el polvo
- Recursos para el asma y las alergias
- Resfriado común
- Rinitis vasomotora
Nombres alternativos:
Acción de estornudar
Consideraciones generales:
El estornudo es causado por la irritación de las membranas mucosas de la nariz o la garganta y puede ser muy fastidioso, pero generalmente no es signo de un problema grave.
Causas comunes:
- Alergia al polen, al moho, a la caspa y al polvo ( rinitis alérgica )
- Inhalación de corticosteroides (de ciertos aerosoles nasales)
- Abstinencia de drogas
- Irritantes nasales como el polvo y los talcos
- Infecciones virales (resfriado común, infecciones de las vÃas respiratorias altas, gripe)
Referencias:
Adkinson NF Jr. Middleton’s Allergy: Principles and Practice . 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby; 2003.
Rakel RE. Textbook of Family Medicine . 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2007.
- Fecha de revisión: 7/17/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Donald Accetta, MD, MPH, President, Allergy & Asthma Care, PC, Taunton, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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