title: Pediatric Acute Bacterial Sinusitis: Diagnostic and Treatment Dilemmas.
abstract: Acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS) is a common complication of a simple upper respiratory infection. Acute bacterial sinusitis and an upper respiratory infection, however, have different management plans. This article will help clinicians establish when a diagnosis of ABS can be made based on the latest guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Also covered will be the pathophysiology of ABS, the role of diagnostic imaging, the recognition of complications of ABS, and treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Clinical Instructor (Fang) and EMS Fellowship Director (Gausche-Hill), *Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; †Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, CA; and Pediatric Resident (England) and Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics (Gausche-Hill), ‡Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Jasmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: England
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gausche-Hill
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*