Overview of the Presentation and Updated Management of Sinusitis

Alasmari, Khaled Abdullah S. and Alzahrani, Lena Defallah G. and Al-ruwaili, Sultan Suliman Q. and Alenezi, Rahaf Naif A. and Bukhari, Sarah Fahad M. and Altmimi, Sarah Muqbil B. and Alanazi, Shaden Akram A. and Aljohani, Lama Muaysh M. and Alanazi, Alshaymaa Akram A. and Almutairi, Afnan Mohammed H. (2021) Overview of the Presentation and Updated Management of Sinusitis. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (39A). pp. 23-30. ISSN 2456-9119

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Abstract

Acute and chronic sinusitis are common primary care presentations. They are caused by mucosal inflammation, which inhibits mucociliary function of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Because it affects the mucous membranes that line both the nose and the sinuses, the complete medical word for sinusitis is "rhinosinusitis". Sinusitis is usually caused by a viral upper respiratory tract infection, with bacterial sinusitis occurring in about 2% of cases, yet in most cases overall antibiotics are being used and prescribed which is in most part are not needed, and cases often resolves without antibiotics need, most general practitioners rely on clinical findings to make the diagnosis. Watchful waiting and symptom treatment with nasal oxymetazoline, pseudoephedrine, and saline nasal irrigation are recommended. In this paper, we overview the presentation and management of sinusitis.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Institute Archives > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 18 Apr 2023 04:42
Last Modified: 26 Feb 2024 03:59
URI: http://eprint.subtopublish.com/id/eprint/1617

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