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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

Classification

By Location

There are several paired paranasal sinuses, including the frontal, ethmoid, maxillary and sphenoid sinuses. Rhinosinusitis can be classified by the sinus cavity which it affects:^[1]^[2]^[3]

Maxillary sinusitis
Frontal sinusitis
Ethmoid sinusitis
Sphenoid sinusitis
Pansinusitis

By Duration and Etiology

Based on the duration and etiology of symptoms, rhinosinusitis may be classified into:^[4]^[5]

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

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.
↑ Rosenfeld RM (2016). "CLINICAL PRACTICE. Acute Sinusitis in Adults". N Engl J Med. 375 (10): 962–70. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1601749. PMID 27602668.
↑ Eli O. Meltzer & Daniel L. Hamilos (2011). "Rhinosinusitis diagnosis and management for the clinician: a synopsis of recent consensus guidelines". Mayo Clinic proceedings. 86 (5): 427–443. doi:10.4065/mcp.2010.0392. PMID 21490181. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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[icd10-1] World Health Organization International Classification of Disease (2016) http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2016/en#/J01 Accessed on September 22, 2016.

[icd-2] 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.

[mandelll-3] Mandell, Gerald; Douglas, R.Gordon; Bennett, John (1985). Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease. USA: A Wiley Medical Publication. p. 370. ISBN 0471876437.

[pmid27602668-4] Rosenfeld RM (2016). "CLINICAL PRACTICE. Acute Sinusitis in Adults". N Engl J Med. 375 (10): 962–70. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1601749. PMID 27602668.

[mayoclinic-5] Eli O. Meltzer & Daniel L. Hamilos (2011). "Rhinosinusitis diagnosis and management for the clinician: a synopsis of recent consensus guidelines". Mayo Clinic proceedings. 86 (5): 427–443. doi:10.4065/mcp.2010.0392. PMID 21490181. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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