title: [Diagnosis and therapeutic management of sinusitis in children]
abstract: OBJECTIVE: The authors review the main aspects related to the diagnosis and management of sinusitis in children, according to the medical literature. METHODS: Literature review. RESULTS: Clinical criteria, microbiology, image diagnosis, medical and surgical management are presented, whenever sinusitis is considered. CONCLUSIONS: The standardization of the clinical approach in children's sinusitis allows optimization of the diagnosis and the appropriate subsidiary exams, as well the correct use of antimicrobials and others drugs, or surgery in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ejzenberg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sih
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Haetinger