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Sinusitis(Archived)

Amanda S. Battisti  1 , Pranav Modi  2 , Jon Pangia  3
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Sinusitis(Archived)

Amanda S. Battisti et al.
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Sinusitis is 1 of the most common health complaints leading to a physician visit in the United States and 1 of the leading causes of antibiotic prescriptions. In 1 year, there were up to 73 million restricted activity days in patients with sinusitis and total direct medical costs of almost $2.4 billion (not including surgery or radiographic imaging). In addition, up to 14.7% of people in 1 National Health Interview Survey had sinusitis the preceding year. The newer term is rhinosinusitis because purulent sinus disease without similar rhinitis is rare.

Four classifications of rhinosinusitis:

  1. Acute rhinosinusitis: Sudden onset, lasting less than 4 weeks with complete resolution.

  2. Subacute rhinosinusitis: A continuum of acute rhinosinusitis but less than 12 weeks.

  3. Recurrent acute rhinosinusitis: Four or more acute episodes lasting at least 7 days each, in any 1-year period.

  4. Chronic rhinosinusitis: Signs of symptoms persist for 12 weeks or longer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Amanda Battisti declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Pranav Modi declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Jon Pangia declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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