title: Changing diagnostic and treatment strategies for chronic sinusitis.
abstract: Treating chronic sinusitis may at times require courses of antibiotics much more prolonged than those used in acute sinusitis, but not all patients with radiographic evidence of sinusitis require antibiotics. Chronic sinusitis and chronic asthma frequently occur together and may share a common pathogenesis. This article explores current knowledge about this common respiratory problem and presents an algorithm for its evaluation and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents