Rhinosinusitis classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
Classification
By Location
There are several paired paranasal sinuses, including the frontal, ethmoid, maxillary and sphenoid sinuses. Sinusitis can be classified by the sinus cavity which it affects:[1][2][3]
By Duration
Based on the duration of symptoms, sinusitis may be classified into:[4]
- Acute (symptoms lasting less than four weeks)
- Acute Viral Rhinosinusitis
- Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
- Subacute (symptoms lasting 4-12 weeks) or
- Chronic (symptoms lasting 12 or more weeks)
- Chronic sinusitis with nasal polyposis
- Chronic sinusitis without nasal polyposis
- Allergic fungal sinusitis
By Etiology
Sinusitis may be classified based on the causative agent into:[4][5]
- Viral: also known as the common cold or the flu
- Bacterial
- Complicated
- Uncomplicated
- Fungal
References
- ↑ World Health Organization International Classification of Disease (2016) http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2016/en#/J01 Accessed on September 22, 2016.
- ↑ American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (2014) https://www.aaaai.org/Aaaai/media/MediaLibrary/PDF%20Documents/Practice%20Management/finances-coding/sinus-disease-codes-ICD10.pdf Accessed on September 22, 2016.
- ↑ Mandell, Gerald; Douglas, R.Gordon; Bennett, John (1985). Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease. USA: A Wiley Medical Publication. p. 370. ISBN 0471876437.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rosenfeld RM (2016). "CLINICAL PRACTICE. Acute Sinusitis in Adults". N Engl J Med. 375 (10): 962–70. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1601749. PMID 27602668.
- ↑ Hwang PH (2009). "A 51-year-old woman with acute onset of facial pressure, rhinorrhea, and tooth pain: review of acute rhinosinusitis". JAMA. 301 (17): 1798–807. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.481. PMID 19336696.