title: Is 'sinus' pain really sinusitis?
abstract: So-called 'sinus pain' is a common complaint in GP and ear, nose and throat clinics, and patients often receive treatment with antibiotics and decongestants. Recent evidence suggests that facial pain may not be related to the sinuses at all and that doctors may have to rethink their prescribing strategy.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer in the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Malta, Medical School, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Agius
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muscat
mesh_terms: D018759:Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019468:Disease Management; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D057605:Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011379:Prognosis; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018759:Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors; D000639:Amitriptyline