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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
Common physical examination findings in rhinosinusitis include:<ref name="pmid27602668">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rosenfeld RM |title=CLINICAL PRACTICE. Acute Sinusitis in Adults |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=375 |issue=10 |pages=962–70 |year=2016 |pmid=27602668 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp1601749 |url=}}</ref> | Common physical examination findings in rhinosinusitis include:<ref name="pmid27602668">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rosenfeld RM |title=CLINICAL PRACTICE. Acute Sinusitis in Adults |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=375 |issue=10 |pages=962–70 |year=2016 |pmid=27602668 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp1601749 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
Physical Examination
Common physical examination findings in rhinosinusitis include:[1]
- Pain and tenderness on palpation of the involved sinus: forehead (frontal sinuses), upper jaw (maxillary sinuses), in the eyelids and around the eyes (ethmoid sinuses).
- Purulent rhinorrhea in the nose or posterior pharynx.
- Examination of the nose using a speculum or otoscope may reveal the following findings:
- Purulent nasal discharge
- Mucosal edema
- Narrowing of the middle meatus
- Inferior turbinate hypertrophy
- Deviated nasal septum
- Nasal polyps
References
- ↑ Rosenfeld RM (2016). "CLINICAL PRACTICE. Acute Sinusitis in Adults". N. Engl. J. Med. 375 (10): 962–70. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1601749. PMID 27602668.