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Division EENT-SINU: Sinusitis

United Kingdom

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Sinusitis must meet at least 1 of the following criteria:

  • Patient has organisms cultured from purulent material obtained from sinus cavity

  • Patient has at least 1 of the following signs or symptoms with no other recognized cause: fever (> 38 °C), pain or tenderness over the involved sinus, headache, purulent exudate, or nasal obstruction

    AND at least 1 of the following:

    • positive transillumination

    • positive radiographic examination (including CT scan)