Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic sinusitis

Lim, Gil chai; Kim, Jeong Hong; Lee, Jaechun

doi:2011.8.1.12

J Med Life Sci > Volume 8(1); 2011 > Article

Journal of Medicine and Life Science 2011;8(1):12-15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22730/jmls.2011.8.1.12 Published online December 30, 2011.

급성 및 만성 부비동염의 진단과 치료

임길채¹, 김정홍¹, 이재천²

¹제주대학교 의학전문대학원 이비인후과학 교실
²제주대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실

Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic sinusitis

Gil chai Lim¹, Jeong Hong Kim¹, Jaechun Lee²

¹Department of otorhinolaryngology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea
²Department of Pulmonology/Allergy, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea

Correspondence: Jaechun Lee, Email: doc4u@hamail.net

Abstract

Paranasal sinusitis is defined as the inflammation in mucosa of paranasal sinuses. Depending on the disease period, paranasal sinusitis can be categorized as acute(less than 4 weeks in duration), subacute(more than 4 weeks but less than 12 weeks), and chronic(more than 12 weeks) sinusitis. The majority of infectious causes of paranasal sinusitis are viral events. The causes of chronic paranasal sinusitis are multiple, including infectious, allergic, anatomic, mucociliary, and systemic disorders. Diagnosis of paranasal sinusitis depends on the symptoms, signs, and radiologic findings. Treatments of paranasal sinusitis include conservative management, antibacterial medication, and surgery depending on different disease process.

Key Words: sinusitis; diagnosis; therapeutics