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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Flu And Cold While Treating Diabetes

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Posted on Fri, 5 Feb 2016
Question: I have had the flu for over two weeks and I had begun to feel a bit better but now there is clear fluid running from my nose like water... I took Cold FX last night and the fluid began sjhortly after. I have diabetes and CLL. Ignore it?
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Answered by Dr. Shehzad Topiwala (36 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
No

Detailed Answer:
Kindly see a doctor at the earliest opportunity.

I see in your history that you had a brain surgery through your nose a year ago. This is typically the case for pituitary surgeries. The pituitary gland is located inside the skull.

There is a well known complication of this type of surgery called CSF Rhinorrhea. In simple language it refers to a leak of a special type of fluid from the brain called CSF through the nose.

It is important to make sure this is not the case with you.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Flu And Cold While Treating Diabetes

Brief Answer: No Detailed Answer: Kindly see a doctor at the earliest opportunity. I see in your history that you had a brain surgery through your nose a year ago. This is typically the case for pituitary surgeries. The pituitary gland is located inside the skull. There is a well known complication of this type of surgery called CSF Rhinorrhea. In simple language it refers to a leak of a special type of fluid from the brain called CSF through the nose. It is important to make sure this is not the case with you.