Recurrent Or Chronic Sinusitis

Recurrent Or Chronic Sinusitis

Etiology

• Allergic rhinitis.

• Diving or jumping into water feet first.
• Nasal septal deviation, nasal malformation, polyp, or foreign body.
• Poor host resistance (eg, an immune defect, Kartagener's syndrome, or cystic fibrosis).

Treatment

• Anaerobes and staphylococci are often responsible.
• Allergies are treated.
• Diving is avoided.
• Consult otolaryngologist for complete evaluation.
• Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is being undertaken for some patients with recurrent or persistent sinusitis.