title: Chapter 5: Pediatric rhinosinusitis: definitions, diagnosis and management--an overview.
abstract: Rhinosinusitis is common in the pediatric population; however, diagnostic and management techniques often differ when compared with adult rhinosinusitis. Multidisciplinary guidelines have outlined the diagnostic criteria for pediatric rhinosinusitis. Although acute rhinosinusitis is a more infectious phenomenon, chronic sinusitis involves a more multifactorial etiology. This article outlines some of the definitions of rhinosinusitis, diagnosis and management of pediatric sinusitis, and the complications of rhinosinusitis seen in the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: Swapna K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chandran
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D044382:Population Groups; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents