Tag: Sinus Problems
Neoadjuvant Chemo Boosts Structure Preservation Rates in Nasal, Sinus Cancer
Improvement seen in overall structure preservation rate, orbit preservation rate, and skull base preservation rate
Bidirectional Link Seen for Psychiatric Disorders With Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Patients with CRS have increased risk for developing common psychiatric disorders and vice versa
Current Asthma at Age 7 Linked to Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Middle Age
Associations seen for frequent head colds, frequent tonsillitis, current childhood asthma with symptomatic doctor-diagnosed CRS
Clinical Signs Tied to Rhinosinusitis ID’d in Patients With Nasal Allergies
CRS linked to SNOT-22 nasal subdomain items of need to blow nose, thick nasal discharge, sense of taste/smell, and blockage/congestion of nose
Sinusitis Linked to Increased Risk for Subsequent Rheumatic Disease
Preceding sinusitis linked to increased risks for antiphospholipid syndrome, Sjögren disease, vasculitis, polymyalgia rheumatica
Exhalation Delivery System With Fluticasone Effective for Rhinosinusitis
EDS-FLU improved symptoms, sinus opacification, acute exacerbations in two randomized trials in adults with chronic rhinosinusitis
Antibiotics Show Little Benefit in Children Without Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Pathogens
Findings show greater benefit in symptom resolution with detected bacterial pathogens but not color of nasal discharge
Florida Man Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
Health officials continue to investigate the cause of the Naegleria fowleri infection
‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’ May Have Caused Nebraska Child’s Death
Amoeba can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a brain infection that is extremely rare, but nearly always fatal
Sinonasal Symptoms Less Common in Regular Cannabis Users
Sinonasal symptoms more likely among current tobacco smokers
