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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
===Supportive Therapy=== | |||
Supportive therapy for symptomatic relief is the mainstay of treatment in both cases of acute viral and bacterial rhinosinusitis. These include: | |||
*[[Analgesics]] and [[antipyretics]], to manage the fever and facial pain associated with rhinosinusitis. | |||
*Saline irrigation, which helps relieve nasal obstruction. | |||
*Intranasal [[corticosteroids]], which proved to be beneficial in both acute and chronic rhinosinusitis. | |||
===Antibiotics=== | |||
The use of antibiotics | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
Medical Therapy
Supportive Therapy
Supportive therapy for symptomatic relief is the mainstay of treatment in both cases of acute viral and bacterial rhinosinusitis. These include:
- Analgesics and antipyretics, to manage the fever and facial pain associated with rhinosinusitis.
- Saline irrigation, which helps relieve nasal obstruction.
- Intranasal corticosteroids, which proved to be beneficial in both acute and chronic rhinosinusitis.
Antibiotics
The use of antibiotics