• Primary care · Dec 1996

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    The common cold.

    • G L Kirkpatrick.
    • Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama 36604, USA.
    • Prim. Care. 1996 Dec 1; 23 (4): 657675657-75.

    AbstractThe common cold is characterized by symptoms of rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, sneezing, throat clearing, postnasal drip, and cough. Some of the many viruses that cause colds may cause mild additional symptoms such as sore throat, weakness, dizziness, and tearing. This article presents data concerning the cause, pathogenesis, and treatment of the common cold as well as discussion of the available diagnostic tests and their use in formulating differential diagnoses.

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