Symptoms
The onset may be more or less sudden with sneezing and a slight fever. There is a profuse discharge from the nose in severe cases which at first is seromucous and later becomes mucopurulent. The mucous membrane is red and swollen. The equation for the mucous membrane is calorific plus and N.C.R. for the mucopurulent discharge. In severe cases there may be a temperature of 103° F. to 105° F. with marked constitutional disturbances. In the mild cases the symptoms will be less severe and many times very transient.
Results are obtained very quickly with acute nasal catarrh or coryza and when the adjustment is given at the beginning of the symptoms there will be no complications. However, if the condition is allowed to run until it has gained momentum, longer time will be required for results and there may be distressing complications. If the condition is not corrected at once the throat may become involved and even the bronchi, which may develop into bronchopneumonia. Retropharyngeal abscesses may also develop. Nasal catarrh may continue until it becomes chronic.