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Inflammation of paranasal sinuses: the clinical pattern is age‐dependent
Author(s) -
Marseglia G. L.,
Castellazzi A. M.,
Licari A.,
Marseglia A.,
Leone M.,
Pagella F.,
Ciprandi G.,
Klersy C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1399-3038
pISSN - 0905-6157
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00624.x
Subject(s) - medicine , paranasal sinuses , chronic rhinosinusitis , sinusitis , endoscopy , antibiotics , pediatrics , sinus (botany) , medical prescription , surgery , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , biology , genus
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.