title: [Prevalence of rhinosinusitis. Statistics: January-December 1993].
abstract: The rhinosinusitis es becoming a more common diagnosis in the practice of the allergist, in this retrospective langencial study of one year (1993) we found this disease occurred in the 42% of the total consultation demanding our service. There was not difference by sex, and by age were more prevalent under 15 years (57%).
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  the allergic represented 57% of patients infectious in 25% and both in 18%. Mites were the most frequent antigen found positive buy skin test.
authors.affiliation: Centro Regional para la Prevención y el Tratamiento de las Enfermedades Alérgicas, Hospital Universitario, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: González Escamilla
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: González Díaz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galindo de Jaime
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Canseco González
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000453:epidemiology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Prevalencia de rinosinusitis. Estadística enero-diciembre 1993.