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Sinusitis - chronic   

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Chronic sinus infection; Chronic sinusitis

Symptoms

Symptoms may persist for 3 months or more.

  • headache (in the front of the head or around the eyes)
  • facial pain around the eyes or in the forehead or cheeks
  • pain in the roof of the mouth or teeth
  • nasal drainage (yellow, yellow-green, thick)
  • cough

Signs and Tests

  • Percussion over a sinus shows tenderness.
  • Normal sinuses transilluminate (glow when a light is shone directly on the sinuses), but sinuses do not transilluminate when sinusitis is present.
  • Sinus X-rays, cranial CT scan, or cranial MRI shows the sinuses to be filled with fluid, or shows thickening of the membranes of the sinus.
  • Aspiration of the sinuses may provide information on the bacteria causing the infection.

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