Allergic salute

Allergic salute
The person with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) often rubs his/her nose using the index finger. This is the so-called "allergic salute."
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A characteristic wiping or rubbing of the nose with a transverse or upward movement of the hand, as seen in children with allergic rhinitis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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