title: Severe frontal sinus barotrauma in an airline passenger: a case report and review.
abstract: The problems of sinus barotrauma in air travelers have received little attention in the literature of emergency medicine. Presented here is a report of severe (Grade III) frontal sinus barotrauma in an airline passenger. The pathophysiology and treatment of frontal sinus barotrauma are reviewed. Emergency physicians should strongly consider a diagnosis of sinus barotrauma in patients who present with symptoms of sinusitis and a history of recent flight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008297:Male