Figure 1. Presentation forms, causal factors and treatment options for persistent nasal symptoms in athletes.
Persistent nasal symptoms (column 1) in athletes can be due to either mucosal pathology (rhinitis or rhinosinusitis) or structural pathology (column 2). Within these groups, it is important to distinguish between the different causal factors (column 3) in order to choose an individually adapted treatment modality (column 4).