Symptoms of Sinusitis
Symptoms of Sinusitis
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Medical Books Excerpts
- COUGH
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- COUGH
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Cough
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Sinusitis
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Cough
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Cough, barking
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Cough, productive
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Cough
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- COUGH
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Symptoms of Sinusitis: Online Medical Books
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Sinusitis:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The primary indication of acute sinusitis is nasal congestion, followed by a gradual buildup of pressure in the affected sinus. For 24 to 48 hours after onset, nasal discharge may be present and later may become purulent. Associated symptoms include malaise, sore throat, headache, and low-grade fever of 99° to 99.5° F [37.2° to 37.5° C]).
Characteristic pain depends on the affected sinus: maxillary sinusitis causes pain over the cheeks and upper teeth; ethmoid sinusitis, pain over the eyes; frontal sinusitis, pain over the eyebrows; and sphenoid sinusitis (rare), pain behind the eyes.
Purulent nasal drainage that continues for longer than 3 weeks after an acute infection subsides suggests subacute sinusitis. Other clinical features of the subacute form include nasal congestion, vague facial discomfort, fatigue, and a nonproductive cough.
The effects of chronic sinusitis are similar to those of acute sinusitis, but the chronic form causes continuous mucopurulent discharge.
The effects of allergic sinusitis are the same as those of allergic rhinitis. In both conditions, the prominent symptoms are sneezing, frontal headache, watery nasal discharge, and a stuffy, burning, itchy nose.
In hyperplastic sinusitis, bacterial growth on the diseased tissue causes pronounced tissue edema; thickening of the mucosal lining and the development of mucosal polyps combine to produce chronic stuffiness of the nose, in addition to headaches.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Whooping cough:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
After an incubation period of about 7 to 10 days, B. pertussis enters the tracheobronchial mucosa, where it produces progressively tenacious mucus. Whooping cough follows a classic 6-week course that includes three stages, each of which lasts about 2 weeks.
First, the catarrhal stage characteristically produces an irritating hacking, nocturnal cough, anorexia, sneezing, listlessness, infected conjunctiva and, occasionally, a low-grade fever. This stage is highly communicable.
After a period of 7 to 14 days, the paroxysmal stage produces spasmodic and recurrent coughing that may expel tenacious mucus. Each cough characteristically ends in a loud, crowing inspiratory whoop; excessive coughing; and choking on mucus, causing vomiting. (Patients with persistent cough should be evaluated for whooping cough, because not every patient will develop paroxysms or the distinctive whooping sound.) Paroxysmal coughing may induce such complications as nosebleed, increased venous pressure, periorbital edema, conjunctival hemorrhage, hemorrhage of the anterior chamber of the eye, detached retina (and blindness), rectal prolapse, inguinal or umbilical hernia, seizures, atelectasis, and pneumonitis. In infants, choking spells may cause apnea, anoxia, and disturbed acid-base balance. During this stage, patients are highly vulnerable to fatal secondary bacterial or viral infections. Suspect such secondary infection (usually otitis media or pneumonia) in any whooping cough patient with a fever during this stage, because whooping cough itself seldom causes fever.
During the convalescent stage, paroxysmal coughing and vomiting gradually subside. However, for months afterward, even a mild upper respiratory tract infection may trigger paroxysmal coughing. (Paroxysmal coughing may not be present in partially immunized individuals.)
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Sinusitis:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Features vary with sinusitis type.
Acute sinusitis
The primary symptom of acute sinusitis is nasal congestion, followed by a gradual buildup of pressure in the affected sinus. For 24 to 48 hours after onset, nasal discharge may be present and later may become purulent. Associated symptoms include malaise, sore throat, headache, low-grade fever (temperature of 99° to 99.5° F [37.2° to 37.5° C]), malodorous breath, painless morning periorbital swelling, and a sense of facial fullness.
Characteristic pain depends on the affected sinus: maxillary sinusitis causes pain over the cheeks and upper teeth; ethmoid sinusitis, pain over the eyes; frontal sinusitis, pain over the eyebrows; and sphenoid sinusitis (rare), pain behind the eyes.
Subacute sinusitis
Purulent nasal drainage that continues for longer than 3 weeks after an acute infection subsides suggests subacute sinusitis. Other clinical features of the subacute form include a stuffy nose, vague facial discomfort, fatigue, and a nonproductive cough.
Other types
The effects of chronic sinusitis are similar to those of acute sinusitis, but the chronic form causes continuous mucopurulent discharge.
The effects of allergic sinusitis are the same as those of allergic rhinitis. In both conditions, the prominent symptoms are sneezing, frontal headache, watery nasal discharge, and a stuffy, burning, itchy nose.
In hyperplastic sinusitis, bacterial growth on the diseased tissue causes pronounced tissue edema. Thickening of the mucosal lining and the development of mucosal polyps combine to produce chronic stuffiness of the nose in addition to headaches.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Sinusitis:
Sinusitis, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)
You're coughing and sneezing and tired
and achy. You think that you might be getting a cold. Later, when
the medicines you've been taking to relieve the symptoms of the
common cold are not working and you've now got a terrible headache,
you finally drag yourself to the doctor. After listening to your
history of symptoms, examining your face and forehead, and perhaps
doing a sinus X-ray, the doctor says you have sinusitis.
(Source: excerpt from Sinusitis, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Sinusitis, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)
The location of your
sinus pain depends on which sinus is affected.
- Headache when you wake up in the morning is typical of a sinus
problem.
- Pain when your forehead over the frontal sinuses is touched
may indicate that your frontal sinuses are inflammed.
- Infection in the maxillary sinuses can cause your upper jaw
and teeth to ache and your cheeks to become tender to the touch.
- Since the ethmoid sinuses are near the tear ducts in the
corner of the eyes, inflammation of these cavities often causes
swelling of the eyelids and tissues around your eyes, and pain
between your eyes. Ethmoid inflammation also can cause tenderness
when the sides of your nose are touched, a loss of smell, and a
stuffy nose.
- Although the sphenoid sinuses are less frequently affected,
infection in this area can cause earaches, neck pain, and deep
aching at the top of your head.
Most people with
sinusitis, however, have pain or tenderness in several locations,
and their symptoms usually do not clearly indicate which sinuses are
inflamed.
Other symptoms of sinusitis can include
- Fever
- Weakness
- Tiredness
- A cough that may be more severe at night
- Runny nose (rhinitis) or nasal congestion
In addition,
the drainage of mucus from the sphenoids or other sinuses down the
back of your throat (postnasal drip) can cause you to have a sore
throat. Mucus drainage also can irritate the membranes lining your
larynx (upper windpipe). Not everyone with these symptoms, however,
has sinusitis.
On rare occasions, acute sinusitis can result
in brain infection and other serious complications.
(Source: excerpt from
Sinusitis, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Sinusitis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Sinusitis, it is also important to consider Sinusitis as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
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and may not be the full list of Sinusitis signs or Sinusitis symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Sinusitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
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