Inflammation of paranasal sinuses: the clinical pattern is age-dependent.
Acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) represents a common disorder, associated with consistent morbidity as well as with a large prescription of antibiotics. ARS has a significant impact on clinical practice; it usually presents with respiratory complaints persisting longer than 10 days and showing no signs of improvement. Throughout the evaluation of 256 pediatric patients (152 males and 135 females, aged between 2 and 15 yr), with ARS confirmed by nasal endoscopy, we have been able to provide evidence that age has a significant influence on clinical patterns in children with ARS.
Marseglia
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GL
Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche, Università di Pavia-Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy. gl.marseglia@smatteo.pv.it
Castellazzi
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AM
Licari
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Marseglia
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A
Leone
M
M
Pagella
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Ciprandi
G
G
Klersy
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015995:Prevalence; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*