Acute sinusitis is a symptomatic inflammation of ≥1 paranasal sinuses of <4 weeks duration resulting from impaired drainage and retained secretions accompanied by obstruction, fac...
History and physical exam suggest and establish the diagnosis but are rarely helpful in distinguishing bacterial from viral causes.
Use a constellation of symptoms rather than a particular si...
J01.90 Acute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.00 Acute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified
J01.20 Acute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J32.9 Chronic sinusitis, unspecified
J32.8 Other chronic sinusiti...
When bacterial infection is present, patients recover somewhat more quickly with antibiotics, but the majority will recover with symptomatic treatment alone, and accurate diagnosis of ...
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