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Acute and Chronic Rhinosinusitis

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Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Synonyms

Rhinitis; Rhinosinusitis; Sinusitis

Definition

“Rhinitis” is defined as an inflammatory condition that affects the nasal mucosa without the involvement of paranasal sinuses. The symptoms of rhinitis include nasal obstruction, clear rhinorrhea, and postnasal drip. Rhinitis can be caused by a variety of allergic and nonallergic conditions including viruses, bacteria, or other irritants.

“Sinusitis,” on the other hand, is a bacterial infection arising from one or more paranasal sinuses. Adult sinusitis is consistent with the symptoms of a viral upper respiratory tract infection (URI) that have not improved after 10 days or that worsen after 5–7 days (Lanza and Kennedy 1997). The classic signs and symptoms of sinusitis are nasal congestion, facial pain or pressure, and mucopurulent nasal drainage. Frequently, sinusitis is preceded by a viral URI. Other symptoms may include toothache, hyposmia or anosmia. The duration of “acute” sinusitis is less than 1 month, “subacute” sinusitis...

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 900 N.W. 17th Street, Suite 541, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Dr. Thomas J. Walker M.D.

  2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, 900 N.W. 17th Street, Suite 541, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Dr. Ramzi Younis M.D.

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    Stilianos E. Kountakis

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Walker, T.J., Younis, R. (2013). Acute and Chronic Rhinosinusitis. In: Kountakis, S.E. (eds) Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23499-6_457

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