The aim of this study was to (a) detect the prevalence of anatomical variations of nose and paranasal sinuses in Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) on ‘Nasal Endoscopy’,and‘Computed Tomography’, (b) correlate between the two investigation modalities and (c) study association of anatomical variations of nose and paranasal sinuses in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. This Cross sectional study was carried out at...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the literature on the use of amphotericin irrigation for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. RECENT FINDINGS Although the etiology of acute rhinosinusitis is usually bacterial in nature, the exact etiology of chronic rhinosinusitis is unclear. Recent literature reports pointed to fungal colonization as a likely pathogenesis. It was hypothesized that a nonaller...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Given the importance of rapid diagnosis for fungal rhinosinusitis, this study aimed to evaluate the use of nested PCR to identify Aspergillus and Mucor species in clinical samples from patients with suspected fungal rhinosinusitis. METHODS Functional endoscopic sinus surgery specimens were collected from 98 patients with rhinosinusitis from 2012 to 2013. All samples w...

Acute rhinosinusitis is one of the most common conditions that physicians treat in ambulatory care. Most cases of acute rhinosinusitis are caused by viral upper respiratory infections. A meta-analysis based on individual patient data found that common clinical signs and symptoms were not effective for identifying patients with rhinosinusitis who would benefit from antibiotics. C-reactive protei...

BACKGROUND Acute rhinosinusitis is one of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in primary care. However, it is not clear whether antibiotics improve the outcome for patients with clinically diagnosed acute rhinosinusitis. We evaluated the effect of a combination product of amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate on adults with acute rhinosinusitis that was clinically diagnosed in a gen...

Objectives Chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis are common conditions in cystic fibrosis (CF). Approximately 2-3% of pediatric CF patients per year have sinus disease requiring surgery. It has been well established that there is a significant negative impact on quality of life associated with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in the non-CF patient population. However, the impact of CRS on the ...

BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus secretes numerous exotoxins which may exhibit superantigenic properties. Whereas the virulence of several of them is well documented, their exact biological effects are not fully understood. Exotoxins may influence the immune and inflammatory state of various organs, including the sinonasal mucosa: their possible involvement in chronic rhinosinusitis has been su...

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) based on clinical presentation alone remains challenging. To improve the accuracy of clinical diagnosis, the Canadian Rhinosinusitis Guidelines recommend the use of specific symptom and endoscopic criteria. Our study objective was to determine whether symptom and endoscopic criteria, as defined by the Canadian Rhinosinusitis Guidelines, a...

Abstrak: Nyeri Kepala Sekunder ec Rhinosinusitis. kepala adalah rasa nyeri atau tidak mengenakkan pada daerah dengan batas bawah dari dagu sampai kedaerah belakang (area oksipital dan sebagian tengkuk) Telah dilaporkan satu kasus di Rumah Sakit Pertamina Bintang Amin keluhan sekunder rhinosinusitis seorang perempuan berusia 49 tahun yang ditegakkan diagnosisnya berdasarkan anamnesis didapatkan ...

Background Early recognition of severe asthma may improve its management, modify its natural history by better approaching therapy and helps identifying patients resistant to current asthma therapy. Rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis are linked to asthma by clinical, epidemiological and similar inflammatory mechanisms which interrelates upper and lower airways. Evidence for high rate of chroni...