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What Causes An Oily Drainage From The Nose In An Middle Aged Woman?
I m writing for a friend who does not have a computer. My friend is havinf what she says is any oily drainage from her nose that is clear, s but now it is stopped running. She did not hit her head or her nose and does not have a cold or any sinsus problem is is an adult women in her mid 50 s. There is no pain and no itching any ideas what it could be. She is on a lot of medication.
Hi Most causes of oily discharge from nose like sinus infection and allergy have other symptoms that your friend does not present.There is a rare but likely reason in the case of your friend.This is cerebrospinal fluid leakage if she has ever had any sort of injury or trauma to the brain at any time of her life.I will advice you ask your friend to stay calm, when it start again, she meets a Doctor immediately to collect a sample for analysis.Her management will depend on the result of the analysis. Best regards
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What Causes An Oily Drainage From The Nose In An Middle Aged Woman?
Hi Most causes of oily discharge from nose like sinus infection and allergy have other symptoms that your friend does not present.There is a rare but likely reason in the case of your friend.This is cerebrospinal fluid leakage if she has ever had any sort of injury or trauma to the brain at any time of her life.I will advice you ask your friend to stay calm, when it start again, she meets a Doctor immediately to collect a sample for analysis.Her management will depend on the result of the analysis. Best regards