title: [Semiologic study of chronic perennial and permanent paranasal sinus dysfunction. Prevalence of symptoms].
abstract: Rhino-sinus dysfunction is associated with several symptoms: nasal obstruction, anterior and posterior rhinorrhea, episodes of sneezing, painful or heavy feeling in the face, taste and smell disorders. Certain manifestations have an impact on the pharynx, the larynx or the tracheobronchial tree. This prospective study was conducted in 449 consecutive patients who consulted over an 18-months period from November 1995 to May 1997. The objective was to determine the symptom pattern, main disease of the nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses which were involved: chronic rhinitis, anterior sinusitis, bilateral and symmetric pansinusitis with or without nasosinus polyps. In the first part of the study, the frequency of different symptoms were determined for the main nasosinus diseases. Statistical analysis of the correlations between symptoms and diseases provided a specific approach to symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Hôpital Boucicaut, Faculté Necker-Enfants Malades, Université René Descartes, Paris.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonfils
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Bihan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Landais
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004408:Dysgeusia / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000266:history; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Etude de la sémiologie des dysfonctionnements rhino-sinusiens chroniques perannuels et permanents. Prévalence des symptômes.