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El goteo o la congestión nasal pueden ser ocasionados por resfriados, alergias, infecciones de los senos paranasales o por la gripe. Cuando se presenta un exceso de secreciones mucosas, la nariz se llena de líquido; las secreciones adicionales drenan desde la parte frontal de la nariz o abajo de la parte posterior (goteo posnasal). La sensación de tener congestión nasal ocurre cuando las membranas que recubren la nariz se hinchan a causa de la inflamación de los vasos sanguíneos.

• Fecha de revisión: 5/3/2006
• Versión en inglés revisada por: Kevin Fung, MD, FRCS(C), Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
• Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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