This document discusses sinusitis, defined as an infection of the para nasal sinuses. It describes the different types of sinusitis, risk factors, stages of pathology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, potential complications, management with medications and surgery, and surgical procedures for treating sinusitis.

1. SINUSITIS

2. DEFINITION
•Infection of para nasal sinus is
termed as sinusitis

5. TYPES
• Acute Maxillary sinusitis -(Most common)
• Acute frontal sinusitis
• Chronic maxillary sinusitis
• Chronic frontal sinusitis
• Ethmoidal and sphenoidal sinusitis

6. RISK FACTORS
•Nasal infections
•Dental infections
•Trauma
•Blood borne infections
•Tonsillitis and adenoiditis
•Lowered resistance
•Atmospheric pollution

7. PATHOLOGY
• Catarrhal stage
• Exudation
• Purulent stage
• Stage of complications
• Stage of resolution

8. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
• Discomfort in the nasopharynx
• Pain in the maxillary region
• Nasal Discharge
• Blocking of the nose
• Nasal resonance
• Dry cough
• Epistaxis
• Malaise

9. DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
•Posture test
•Transillumination test
•Radiograph
•CT scan
•Smear culture and antibiotic sensitivity
•Endoscopy of the nose and paranasal
sinuses

10. COMPLICATIONS
• Pansinusitis
• Middle ear infection
• Pharyngitis, Laryngitis and tracheobronchitis
• Perorbital and orbital cellulitis
• Osteomyelitis of the axilla
• Aggravation of asthma
• Mucocele or pyocele

11. MANAGEMENT
• Antibiotics
• Decongestants
• Analgesics
• Antihistamines
• Steam inhalation

12. SURGERY
• Antral puncture
• FESS – Functional Endoscopic Sinus
Surgery
• Caldwell-Luc operation

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