Management of Acute and Chronic Sinusitis in Adult Patients

摘要: Sinusitis is a highly prevalent illness in the United States resulting significant sinus discomfort and pain. Diagnoses of sinusitis are typically based on patients’clinical presentations but complicated because numerous microbiologic etiologies exist (viruses, bacteria, fungi). Along with its diagnosis, should be classified as acute or chronic basis duration symptoms. It important to differentiate from their treatments may differ. Patients who present symptoms for at least 1 week after an viral appropriate candidates antibiotics. Antibiotic choices local resistance patterns patients’ characteristics, 2-week course first-line antibiotics(eg, amoxicillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) usually sufficient. Compared that sinusitis, management bacterial more controversial. Chronic m...