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Acute sinusitis can be arbitrarily defined as an infection of the sinuses in which the signs and symptoms have been present for less than a month. Usually multiple sinuses are infected simultaneously. Isolated maxillary sinusitis necessitates a search for an infected tooth.
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Gleckman, R.A. (1988). Sinusitis and Pharyngitis. In: Infections in Outpatient Practice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0780-6_5
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