Frontal Sinusitis

Sinusitis

Maxillary Sinusitis

Pott's puffy tumor

Myriodontium keratinophilum

Feline viral rhinotracheitis

Sinusitis

Frontal sinus trephination

Concha bullosa

Facial trauma

Frontal sinus

Anaerobic infection

Paranasal sinuses

Upper respiratory tract infection

Maxillary sinus

Sinus (anatomy)

Balloon sinuplasty

List of MeSH codes (C08)

List of ICD-9 codes 460-519: diseases of the respiratory system

Anosmia

List of MeSH codes (C09)

Samuel Darío Maldonado Vivas

Silent sinus syndrome

Iaba, Banitu and Atalia

Olfactory system

Otorhinolaryngology

Sinus implant

Fragile X syndrome

Aerosinusitis

Sinus

Orofacial myofunctional disorders

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery

Sinuses40

• Among all of the paranasal sinuses, acute bacterial infections localized to the frontal sinus are most commonly associated with intracranial complications. (medscape.com)
• Given the close anatomic relationship of the ethmoid and frontal sinuses, obstruction of the ethmoid air cells often leads to AFrS. (medscape.com)
• Obstruction impedes the drainage of the frontal and ethmoid sinuses via the frontal recess and impairs mucociliary function. (medscape.com)
• A retrospective study by Stokken et al indicated that among pediatric patients who require surgery for complications of acute bacterial sinusitis, the ethmoid and frontal sinuses are more likely to be involved than they are in children undergoing surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis. (medscape.com)
• Ethmoid sinusitis is the inflammation of a specific group of sinuses - the ethmoid sinuses - which sit between the nose and eyes. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• In ethmoid sinusitis, this inflammation affects the ethmoid sinuses. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• In addition, they may experience symptoms specific to ethmoid sinusitis because of the position of these sinuses near the eyes. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• Post-surgical: after frontal sinus reconstruction Diagnosis is suspected clinically and is confirmed using cross sectional imaging of the sinuses and brain. (wikipedia.org)
• The patient typically presents with a headache overlying the frontal sinuses and an associated forehead swelling. (wikipedia.org)
• Sinusitis is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses due to viral, bacterial, or fungal infections or allergic reactions. (merckmanuals.com)
• Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinuses. (medgadget.com)
• At that time, he had upper respiratory tract symptoms and a temperature of 39.4C (102.9F). CT scans of the head without contrast demonstrated pansinusitis with complete opacification of the frontal sinuses and frontal soft tissue swelling. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
• A head CT scan without contrast demonstrated an epidural abscess posterior to the frontal sinuses, with a cortical defect in the posterior wall of the left frontal sinus ( Figure 1 ). (contemporarypediatrics.com)
• 4 The frontal and ethmoidal sinuses are usually involved. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
• The frontal sinuses originate from ethmoid air cells that first appear in the frontal bone at 6 months. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
• Sinusitis is the inflammation/infection of 1 or more paranasal sinuses and occurs when there is obstruction of the normal sinus drainage mechanism. (drkennypang.com)
• The lesion of the paranasal sinuses - sinusitis: frontal sinusitis, antritis, ethmoiditis as well as sphenoiditis. (imedix.com)
• The scan showed sinusitis in the ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses, but the maxillary and frontal sinuses appeared clear. (svmic.com)
• The incidence of acute or chronic inflammation of the nasal lining of both the maxillary and frontal sinuses occurs 75% more often among smokers than non-smokers. (dentalcare.com)
• These are: the ethmoid, maxillary, frontal and sphenoid sinuses. (fjmc.org)
• Due to the many varieties of sinusitis and overlap in symptoms, diagnosis can be complex and you should look for a doctor who specializes in the sinuses. (norellehealth.com)
• As its name suggests, sinusitis , or sinus infection happens when your sinuses are inflamed, often due to an infection, explaining its synonymous association with sinus infection. (homage.sg)
• Ethmoid sinusitis refers to when your ethmoid sinuses, located on either side of your nose bridge immediately adjacent to your eyes, are inflammed. (homage.sg)
• Maxillary sinusitis refers to when your maxillary sinuses, located on either side of your nose, below your eyes, are inflamed. (homage.sg)
• Frontal sinusitis refers to when your frontal sinuses, located immediately above your nose and eyebrows, are inflamed. (homage.sg)
• Sphenoidal sinusitis refers to when your sphenoidal sinuses, located on the front of your nose bridge, next to the ethmoid sinuses, are inflamed. (homage.sg)
• The frontal sinuses are the largest ones and are located behind the forehead. (healthysinus.net)
• Charts were identified by searching for ICD-9 codes for acute sinusitis, orbital cellulitis, orbital abscess, intracranial abscess, meningitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis, and thrombosis of intracranial sinuses. (news-medical.net)
• the ethmoid sinuses present at birth and are more commonly associated with orbital complications and the frontal sinuses develop later in childhood and are associated with intracranial complications. (news-medical.net)
• Treatment of Patients with Chronic Recurrent Frontal Sinusitis by Obliteration of Frontal Sinuses with Allobrephic Bones. (cedars-sinai.org)
• Sinusitis , also known as rhinosinusitis , is inflammation of the mucous membranes that line the sinuses resulting in symptoms. (mdwiki.org)
• Headache or facial pain or pressure of a dull, constant, or aching sort over the affected sinuses is common with both acute and chronic stages of sinusitis. (mdwiki.org)
• Sinusitis (sinus infection) or rhinosinusitis is inflammation or painful swelling of the sinuses. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• But first let's take a look at what sinuses do, where they are located and the different types of sinusitis. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• Acute sinusitis is defined as a new infection of the sinuses which may last up to four weeks. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• When the infection occurs in the frontal sinuses. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• When the sinusitis occurs in the ethmoidal sinuses. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• Sinusitis can stem from a variety of factors which cause interference with air flow in the sinus cavity and drainage of mucus out of the sinuses. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• Sinusitis: An inflammation of the sinuses which frequently mimics the common cold but the symptoms persist for a longer period of time. (neshaminy.org)
• [ 3 ] The frontal sinuses are funnel-shaped structures with their ostia located in the most dependent portion of the cavities. (medscape.com)

Rhinosinusitis6

• The study, which involved 27 patients with acute bacterial sinusitis complications and 77 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, also found that in the former group, there was a lower likelihood of seasonal allergies, prior sinusitis, previous nasal steroid use, or adenoidectomy compared with the chronic rhinosinusitis patients. (medscape.com)
• Sinusitis is of three types which are acute sinusitis, recurrent acute rhinosinusitis and chronic rhinosinusitis. (medgadget.com)
• Objectives: The Draf III frontal sinusotomy is an established surgical procedure with an important role in the surgical management of recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). (edu.au)
• What is rhinosinusitis or sinusitis? (drlech.com)
• It is also known as sinusitis, although the term rhinosinusitis is more fitting as it is a condition characterized by rhinorrhea. (drlech.com)
• Rhinosinusitis can be classified as chronic sinusitis or acute sinusitis, depending on the duration of the condition. (drlech.com)

Nasal polyps3

• Allergic fungal sinusitis is a form of chronic sinusitis characterized by diffuse nasal congestion, markedly viscid nasal secretions, and, often, nasal polyps. (merckmanuals.com)
• Common risk factors for sinusitis include factors that obstruct normal sinus drainage (eg, allergic rhinitis, nasal polyps, nasogastric or nasotracheal tubes, nasal packing) and immunocompromised states (eg, diabetes, HIV infection). (merckmanuals.com)
• Underlying conditions like nasal polyps can cause chronic sinusitis. (theayurvedaexperience.com)

Types of sinusitis1

• As with other types of sinusitis, the most common cause of ethmoid sinusitis is a virus, such as the common cold. (medicalnewstoday.com)

Infection14

• Acute frontal sinusitis (AFrS) is defined as an acute bacterial infection of the frontal sinus cavity. (medscape.com)
• Frontal sinus surgery is performed to prevent potentially life-threatening complications when the infection is unresponsive to maximal medical therapy. (medscape.com)
• If a doctor thinks that ethmoid sinusitis is due to a bacterial infection, they may prescribe antibiotics, which are usually very effective. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• Treatment of suspected bacterial infection is with antibiotics, such as amoxicillin /clavulanate or doxycycline , given for 5 to 7 days for acute sinusitis and for up to 6 weeks for chronic sinusitis. (merckmanuals.com)
• In a few cases, chronic maxillary sinusitis is secondary to dental infection. (merckmanuals.com)
• Acute sinusitis refers to when your sinus infection is characterised by a sudden onset, a duration of less than 4 weeks and with complete resolution. (homage.sg)
• Chronic sinusitis refers to when your sinus infection symptoms persist for 12 weeks or even longer. (homage.sg)
• The primary goals of management of acute sinusitis are to eradicate the infection, decrease the severity and duration of symptoms, and prevent complications. (medscape.com)
• A surgical means of sinus drainage should be used when appropriate medical therapy has failed to control the infection and prolonged or slowly resolving symptoms result or when complications of sinusitis occur. (medscape.com)
• Sinusitis can be caused by infection , allergies , air pollution , or structural problems in the nose. (mdwiki.org)
• Sinusitis can be classified on the basis of periodicity (the tendency to recur at intervals), on the basis of location (which sinus cavity is infected) and on the basis of the causative agent (viral infection or bacterial infection). (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• When an infection lasts between four to twelve weeks and shows a transformation between acute and chronic sinusitis, it is called sub acute sinusitis . (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• Chronic sinusitis is when an episode of sinus infection lasts for more than twelve weeks. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• Upper respiratory tract infection is one of the main causative factors for acute sinusitis. (theayurvedaexperience.com)

Symptoms12

• In this article, we look at the causes, symptoms, and diagnosis of ethmoid sinusitis and when to see a doctor. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• A person with ethmoid sinusitis may experience many symptoms common to all sinus infections. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• When diagnosing ethmoid sinusitis, a doctor will ask the person how they have been feeling and carry out a physical examination to look for the characteristic signs and symptoms of sinusitis. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• Generally, the main symptoms of sinusitis are a runny or severely congested nose paired with pain and pressure in your head and face. (norellehealth.com)
• It is important that you understand the different symptoms below for a specific sinusitis location. (norellehealth.com)
• symptoms include pain or pressure directly behind or above the eyes (frontal sinus cavity). (norellehealth.com)
• All four kinds of sinusitis share symptoms in common. (homage.sg)
• What are the symptoms of sinusitis? (drlech.com)
• This therapeutic approach focuses on relieving the symptoms of sinusitis rather than directly addressing its underlying cause. (drlech.com)
• In this article we'll cover sinusitis symptoms, sinusitis causes and sinusitis remedies. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• Acute exacerbation of chronic sinusitis refers to when the signs and symptoms of chronic sinusitis aggravate but return to baseline after treatment. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• Symptoms include frontal head discomfort, facial pain that often worsen when bending or straining, and yellow or green nasal discharge. (neshaminy.org)

Fungal11

• On the basis of a postulated schema of the pathophysiology of allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS), a variety of treatment plans addressing its multiple contributing factors has emerged. (medscape.com)
• Successful treatment of allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) requires that the treatment plan account for each factor responsible for the propagation of the disease. (medscape.com)
• The allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) cycle suggests that atopy, continuous antigenic exposure, and inflammation all have key roles in the perpetuation of the disease. (medscape.com)
• The origin of corticosteroid therapy for long-term management of allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) arose directly from the success of this strategy in the treatment of ABPA. (medscape.com)
• This concept was emphasized by Bent and Kuhn, who noted eventual universal recurrence of allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) in their patients who were not treated with systemic corticosteroids. (medscape.com)
• Schubert and Goetz further studied the role of systemic corticosteroids in postoperative management of allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS), demonstrating a significant increase in the time to revision sinus surgery in patients with allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) who received prolonged courses of postoperative corticosteroids. (medscape.com)
• Topical corticosteroids are accepted as standard therapy in the postoperative treatment of allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS), but they possess a limited benefit before surgery because nasal access is restricted. (medscape.com)
• Schubert and Goetz noted no adverse effects in their series of 67 patients with allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) who were treated for up to 1 year with systemic corticosteroids, but long-term follow-up study for this form of therapy is lacking. (medscape.com)
• The adverse effect profile of systemic corticosteroids warrants careful consideration when they are used in a long-term fashion to control allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS). (medscape.com)
• The similarity between allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) and ABPA led to an empiric and theoretical concern that immunotherapy using specific fungal antigens in patients with either of these diseases might incite further allergic reactions by adding to the patient fungal antigenic stimulus. (medscape.com)
• Given the patient's history of chronic allergies, coupled with the imaging findings of an expansive hyperdense mass, the differential was narrowed to a chronic fungal process with an allergic component, most likely allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS). (consultant360.com)

Recurrent Acute Sinusitis2

• Recurrent acute sinusitis refers to when you experience 4 or more episodes of acute sinusitis, each lasting for at least 7 days, which all occur within a 1-year period. (homage.sg)
• If four or more than four separate full episodes of sinusitis occur within a year, it is called recurrent acute sinusitis . (theayurvedaexperience.com)

Left frontal3

• My results stated that I have a small amount of mucousal thickening through my left maxillary sinus as well as a partial blockage in my left maxillary sinus, and a small osteoma in my left frontal sinus. (doctorspring.com)
• On October 7, his evaluation as an outpatient included a computerized tomography (CT) scan, which suggested left frontal and sphenoid sinusitis with normal brain parenchyma, and a laryngeal examination, which revealed left vocal-cord paralysis. (cdc.gov)
• A 29-yr-old primipara woman (162 cm, 78 kg) at 36 weeks gestation was admitted to our Emergency Clinic with complaints of severe headache localized to the left frontal area of the head for 3 months and nausea / vomiting since last week. (ispub.com)

Computed tomography1

• Ultrasound is able to identify frontal bone osteomyelitis, while computed tomography (CT) can evaluate bony erosion, and along with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), can better appreciate the underlying cause and extent of possible intra-cranial extension/involvement. (wikipedia.org)

Form of sinusitis2

• The most common form of sinusitis is acute sinusitis , affecting roughly 90% of adults who report having suffered from the condition at one point or another throughout their lives. (norellehealth.com)
• They are generally benign masses that need to be removed for improvement and represent another form of sinusitis. (drlech.com)

Complications of sinusitis1

• Intracranial complications of sinusitis (ICS) occur in 3% to 11% of hospitalized children with sinusitis. (contemporarypediatrics.com)

Forehead3

• There was soft tissue edema and frontal bossing of his forehead, with tenderness on percussion. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
• Frontal Sinus are l ocated above the eyes or in the forehead region. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
• The frontal sinus is housed in the frontal bone superior to the eyes in the forehead. (medscape.com)

Complication of acute3

• Two otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons reviewed the case records of children who were treated for a complication of acute sinusitis for more than seven years at Children's Medical Center of Dallas. (news-medical.net)
• Patients were included if their charts documented evidence of a complication of acute sinusitis on admission. (news-medical.net)
• Orbital cellulitis can develop as a complication of acute bacterial sinusitis and can present with vision changes. (consultant360.com)

Nose2

• Causes include problems with the nose, such as sinusitis , or conditions of the nervous system or brain, including migraine , stroke , or schizophrenia . (medicalnewstoday.com)
• However, anything that enters the nose and permeates the sinus will cause sinusitis. (garrysun.com)

Paranasal Sinusitis1

• It usually occurs in conjunction with other paranasal sinusitis. (bvsalud.org)

Puffy Tumor1

• A Pott puffy tumor is a subperiosteal abscess with soft-tissue swelling and pitting edema over the frontal bone. (medscape.com)

Orbital complications1

• Isolated AFrS is an important clinical entity, as it suggests a more pernicious type of obstruction of the frontal sinus drainage pathway and may be more liable to result in intracranial or orbital complications. (medscape.com)

Diagnosis1

• Acute or chronic sinusitis is a clinical diagnosis based on history and physical examination. (drkennypang.com)

Occurs1

• Mucociliary clearance in the frontal sinus occurs in a counterclockwise direction in the right sinus and in a clockwise direction in the left. (medscape.com)

Viral4

• Acute sinusitis in immunocompetent patients in the community is almost always viral (eg, rhinovirus, influenza, parainfluenza). (merckmanuals.com)
• The seasonal incidence is likely secondary to the increased incidence of viral upper respiratory infections in the fall and winter, which is the most common predisposing factor for the development of acute sinusitis in children. (news-medical.net)
• [1] The unnecessary and ineffective treatment of viral sinusitis with antibiotics is common. (mdwiki.org)
• When sinusitis is caused by a virus it is called viral sinusitis. (theayurvedaexperience.com)

Allergies1

• Allergies, a common cause of sinusitis, affects more Americans across the country than ever, attributed chiefly to the rise of modern-day pollution in the air and at home. (norellehealth.com)

Intracranial complications2

• Orbital and intracranial complications of acute infectious sinusitis (SIA) pose a diagnostic and therapeutic problem. (ajol.info)
• Sinusitis the base of the skull (frontal, ethmoid and sphenoid) are more involved in intracranial complications. (ajol.info)

Sphenoid Sinus1

• An MRI was taken at the hospital and the radiologist impression were complete opacification of a somewhat expanded appearing left sphenoid sinus, suggested an appearance of the sphenoid sinus mucocele, extensive but partial opacification in the right sphenoid sinus and posterior ethmoid air cells bilaterally, indicative of chronic sinusitis in an otherwise normal study. (svmic.com)

Bone3

• In cases of frontal bone osteomyelitis, a sinocutaneous fistula may result. (medscape.com)
• It is characterized by an osteomyelitis of the frontal bone, either direct or through haematogenic spread. (wikipedia.org)
• This type of chronic osteomyelitis of the frontal bone is confused with acute sub-periosteal abscess of the frontal bone, which presents as a discrete collection over the frontal sinus. (wikipedia.org)

Headache1

• He described the headache as intermittent, with severe bilateral pressure in the frontal and temporal regions that was exacerbated by coughing and sneezing. (contemporarypediatrics.com)

Cavities2

• There are four sinus cavities located in the head which are frontal, maxillary, ethmoid, and sphenoid. (medgadget.com)
• Excessive mucus will ultimately clog the cavities resulting in sinusitis. (theayurvedaexperience.com)

Respiratory3

• Details of the patient's history aid in differentiating a common cold from conditions that require targeted therapy, such as group A streptococcal pharyngitis , bacterial sinusitis, and lower respiratory tract infections. (medscape.com)
• It is also important to note that many medical professionals see sinusitis as directly linked to asthma since sinusitis often affects the respiratory tract. (norellehealth.com)
• They may be linked to common and serious chronic respiratory illnesses such as sinusitis and asthma. (neshaminy.org)

Abscess1

• Axial MRI image of a patient with acute frontal sinusitis complicated by large right frontal lobe abscess. (medscape.com)

Mucous1

• Frontite is inherently an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the frontal sinus. (morehealthis.com)

Incidence1

• The review confirmed previous research reporting a higher incidence of sinusitis complications in males (66.3 percent). (news-medical.net)

Patients13

• Patients with AFrS often present with dull or pressure-like pain localized to the frontal, supraorbital, or interorbital regions. (medscape.com)
• Coronal sinus CT is the imaging study of choice in the evaluation of patients with sinusitis. (drkennypang.com)
• Acute sinusitis will resolve with a 10-day course of antibiotics in 90 percent of patients. (fjmc.org)
• Interestingly, curing sinusitis can "cure" asthma in these patients. (norellehealth.com)
• Aggressively treat patients in intensive care who develop acute sinusitis in order to avoid septic complications. (medscape.com)
• Sinusitis can be a prominent source of sepsis in these patients. (medscape.com)
• Most patients with acute sinusitis are treated in the primary care setting. (medscape.com)
• however, they are not recommended for routine use for patients with acute sinusitis. (medscape.com)
• A retrospective chart review was conducted of all patients admitted to Children's Medical Center of Dallas from January 1995 to July 2002 with complications of acute sinusitis. (news-medical.net)
• A total of 116 complications of acute sinusitis were diagnosed in the 104 patients. (news-medical.net)
• Thirty nine patients (37.5 percent) underwent surgery for a complication of sinusitis. (news-medical.net)
• The Problems of Rehabilitation of the Patients with Chronic Recurrent Frontal Sinusitis. (cedars-sinai.org)
• recessive disorder consisting of the triad of Approximately 50 % of patients with SCD sinusitis, bronchiectasis and situs inversus with have laterality defects (including situs inversus dextrocardia and represents a subgroup of totalis and, less frequently, heterotaxy and primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). (bvsalud.org)