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Is The Dark Thick Snot From Nose Due To Mono Or Sinus Infection?

my daughter was diagnosed with mono last week. She is suffering with the severe sore throat, and swollen glands right now. My question; when she blows her nose she has dark thick snot. Is this normal with mono or could she have a sinus infection too?
Thu, 21 May 2015
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Pathologist and Microbiologist 's  Response
Hi, I did review your concern
Infectious mononucleosis generally presents with complains of pharyngitis and not rhinitis and sinus infection. I would suspect that she has a concomitant viral or bacterial rhinosinusitis. I would advice you to give her steam inhalation with vicks vapourub and at the same time consult a ENT doctor to start her on antibiotics if the snot has a yellowish thick texture and looks like a bacterial form of sinusitis.
Investigations to confirm should be CT scan of paranasal sinuses and culture senstivity of the snot fluid
I hope this helps
wish you and your daughter a very healthy life ahead.
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Is The Dark Thick Snot From Nose Due To Mono Or Sinus Infection?

Hi, I did review your concern Infectious mononucleosis generally presents with complains of pharyngitis and not rhinitis and sinus infection. I would suspect that she has a concomitant viral or bacterial rhinosinusitis. I would advice you to give her steam inhalation with vicks vapourub and at the same time consult a ENT doctor to start her on antibiotics if the snot has a yellowish thick texture and looks like a bacterial form of sinusitis. Investigations to confirm should be CT scan of paranasal sinuses and culture senstivity of the snot fluid I hope this helps wish you and your daughter a very healthy life ahead.