Division EENT-SINU: Sinusitis
United Kingdom
Sinusitis must meet at least one of the following criteria:
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Patient has organisms cultured from purulent material obtained from sinus cavity
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Patient has at least one of the following signs or symptoms with no other recognised cause: fever (> 38 °C), pain or tenderness over the involved sinus, headache, purulent exudate, or nasal obstruction
AND at least one of the following:
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positive transillumination
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positive radiographic examination (including CT scan)