Sinusitis in children and adolescents

• Published in: Primary care Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 701
• Main Author: Newton, D A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.1996
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Age Distribution; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Causality; Child; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease; Family Practice; Humans; Infant; Referral and Consultation; Sinusitis - diagnosis; Sinusitis - drug therapy; Sinusitis - etiology

Sinusitis is common in children and adolescents, most frequently as a complication of a viral upper respiratory tract infection or allergic rhinitis. The diagnosis usually is suggested by symptoms of a viral upper respiratory tract infection persisting beyond 10 days without improvement or severe sy...