- Adeno, rhino, influenza, para-influenza, other
- Acute onset nasal congestion, colored d/c, post nasal drip, need to cough
- Typically self limited, resolving by 7-10d
- On a spectrum with sinusitis (infection easily involves nasal mucosa and adjacent sinuses)
- Can predispose to bacterial sinusitis, which follows viral infection
- Nasal mucosal edema, covered with discharge
- Evidence post nasal drip, pharyngeal cobble stoning