however, a sinus infection may spread to other areas, including the bones, blood and brain. This tends to be more common in children with the condition. Medical attention should be sought urgently if there is any swelling of the face, as this may be a sign of complications.11 ...
Normally, a sinus infection doesn’t affect all four pairs of sinuses in your head; it only affects one or two. But sometimes, all four can become infected at once. This is known as pansinusitis. Bacterial sinusitis vs. viral sinusitis ...
Remaining unchecked it can contribute to sinus infection and lead to sinus pressure. But it goes beyond the production of excessive amounts of mucus. It has been shown that it can contribute to ear and sleep disorders and also affect brain activity. What is one of the most common causes of...
INFECTIONINTRAORBITALINTRACRANIALAnatomically paranasal sinuses are in close proximity to vital structures like brain and orbit. Lesions affecting nasal sinuses can affect these areas as well. Infections involving mucosal lining of paranasal si...
Sometimes, that causes a fungal infection in your sinuses. There are two main categories: Invasive fungal sinusitis. These rare infections can spread to your eyes, brain, and elsewhere. They can be deadly. Non-invasive fungal sinusitis. These infections are more common. They affect only your ...
The differential diagnosis It is necessary to identify with suppurative meningitis, epidural or epidural, thrombosis sinus infection, suppurative labyrinth, brain tumor and so on. treatment The sinuses of the lesion were removed to the normal edge, and the surgical removal of the intracranial pus ...
Rituximab was delayed due to infection and antibiotic induced liver injury. In the meantime, her seizures recurred, and five cycles of PLEX were done 21 days after completion of IVIG. After completion of PLEX, four weekly doses of 500 mg of rituximab were administered during her hospital stay...
The American Academy of Otolaryngology and other authorities have recommended the use the of term rhinosinusitis instead of sinusitis because infection of the paranasal sinuses almost always occurs with, or as a complication of, viral rhinitis. Uncommonly, infection in a paranasal sinus without preced...
Paranasal sinus malignancies demonstrate a male predominance (4 : 1 male-to-female ratio) with risk factors including occupational exposures, air pollution, tobacco smoke, and HPV infection. The prognosis for maxillary and ethmoid lesions is based on the 2010 (seventh edition) AJCC staging sys...
Sinusitis can become chronic and it’s important to have it diagnosed and treated. Untreated sinusitis will lead to pain and discomfort and is not usually a cause for concern; however, it can lead tomeningitis, brain abscess or bone infection in very rare cases. If you or someone you care...