BACKGROUND Acute rhinosinusitis is a very common illness that is associated with physical, functional, and emotional impairments and significant treatment costs. Rhinosinusitis is defined as symptomatic inflammation of the sinuses and nasal cavity. Acute rhinosinusitis is classified as illness or symptoms for <4 weeks. It is typically a self-limiting disease; however, there are potential rare s...

RATIONALE Over the past four decades, the median age of survival has nearly doubled for individuals living with cystic fibrosis (CF). Chronic diseases such as chronic rhinosinusitis increase in prevalence with age. In the non-CF population, chronic rhinosinusitis is associated with reduced health-related quality of life. OBJECTIVES Our objectives were to determine the prevalence of chronic rh...

Rhinosinusitis is a common disorder with various etiological factors. In our clinical practice allergy seems to be a predominant cause followed by other less common causes like infection, drugs and aspirin hypersensitivity. We present a case of chronic rhinosinusitis secondary to hypothyroidism. Although hormonal causes like hypothyroidism have been proven to cause nasal congestion and rhinosin...

Rhinosinusitis is one of the most common conditions for which patients seek medical care. Subtypes of rhinosinusitis include acute, subacute, recurrent acute, and chronic. Acute rhinosinusitis is further specified as bacterial or viral. Most cases of acute rhinosinusitis are caused by viral infections associated with the common cold. Symptomatic treatment with analgesics, decongestants, and sal...

Chronic rhinosinusitis represents an infl ammatory condition of the nose and paranasal sinuses, characterized by two or more symptoms. The diagnosis of acute rhinosinusitis is made, most often, clinically; however, in the case of chronic rhinosinusitis, imaging, bacteriological, as well as the histological investigation are necessary in order to establish the diagnosis and to exclude other dise...

Acute rhinosinusitis is a common disease with worldwide prevalence. It is a significant burden on the health services. It is most commonly caused by viruses and is self-limiting in nature. The diagnosis of acute rhinosinusitis is clinical and sinus radiography is not indicated routinely. Most cases of acute rhinosinusitis are treated symptomatically. However, symptoms may persist beyond 10 days...

OBJECTIVE This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on managing sinusitis, defined as symptomatic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses. Sinusitis affects 1 in 7 adults in the United States, resulting in about 31 million individuals diagnosed each year. Since sinusitis almost always involves the nasal cavity, the term rhinosinusitis is preferred. The guideline target patient is age...

Rhinosinusitis is one of the most common inflammatory diseases. It has been recognized that intracranial vessels are involved and there might be an association with stroke occurrence. The aim this study was to evaluate between rhinosinusitis cardiovascular diseases, especially stroke, through a literature review. review conducted according Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-A...

Fungal infections of the nose and paranasal sinuses represent a spectrum of diseases ranging from colonization to invasive rhinosinusitis. Clinical manifestations are largely dependent on the immune status of the host, and given the ubiquitous nature of these organisms, exposure is unavoidable. Noninvasive disease includes asymptomatic fungal colonization, fungus balls, and allergic fungal rhin...

Rhinosinusitis is characterized by inflammation of the mucosa involving the paranasal sinuses and the nasal cavity and is one of the most common health care problems, with significant impairment of quality of life. There is a growing amount of interest in the use of complementary and integrative medicine for the treatment of rhinosinusitis. This article focuses on an integrative approach to rhi...