Diagnosis of sinusitis in chitdren: Emphasis the history and physical examination Philip

Fireman,

MD Pittsburgh,

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Pa.

Sinusitis cun occur us an acute. subacute, recurrent acute. or chronic clinicul disease proc-u~~s in children Sinusitis most often manifests as a prolongation or complication of a viral uppc~respiratory tract infection. Because children averuge si.r to eight upper respiratory W~C’I infections per year, sinusitis is probably a more ,frequent diagnosis in the pediutric rr,q:c’pt-