CA01
Acute sinusitis
Sinusite aguda
CategoryDefinition
Recent onset and/or short duration inflammation of the mucosa in one or more of the paranasal sinuses (maxillary, ethmoid, frontal and sphenoid) arising from infection or other causes such as caries or injury to the teeth. Purulent discharge can be seen at the middle meatus and olfactory cleavage and patients complain of dysosmia, stuffy nose, fever, or localised tenderness or pain. Allergic rhinitis, nasal septum deformity or hypertrophic rhinitis are underlying diseases that may induce acute sinusitis.
Exclusions
- sinusitis, chronic or NOS
Index Terms
Acute sinusitisacute infection of sinusacute inflammation of sinusacute sinusitis NOSacute rhinosinusitisAcute maxillary sinusitisAcute antritisacute maxilla sinusitisAcute frontal sinusitisAcute ethmoidal sinusitisacute ethmoiditisacute ethmoid sinusitisAcute sphenoidal sinusitisAcute pansinusitisacute sinusitis involving all sinusesSinusitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniaeAcute infection of accessory sinusacute inflammation of accessory sinusAcute abscess of accessory sinusacute accessory sinus abscessAcute empyema of accessory sinusacute suppuration of accessory sinusAcute infection of nasal sinusacute inflammation of nasal sinusAcute abscess of nasal sinusAcute empyema of nasal sinusacute suppuration of nasal sinusAcute sinusitis involving more than one sinus but not pansinusitis