O B da Lilly-Tariah1. 1. Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt. dalillytariah@yahoo.cad
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the symptoms, signs and types of chronic simple rhino-sinusitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is prospective work done over a 2-year period. All the patients had symptoms of more than 8 weeks duration. Only patients with symptoms indicative of chronic rhino-sinusitis were included in the study. All the patients had plain x-rays of the paranasal sinuses done and a radiologist reported such. RESULTS: One hundred and fifteen patients were studied. The male to female ratio was 1:1.4 age range 15 years to 70 years. The mean duration of symptoms was 32.03 months. Rhinorrhoea 100%, stuffy nose 97.4%, sneezing 67.6%, anosmia 54.8% and headache 54.8% were the common symptoms while engorged inferior turbinates 79.1%, anterior nasal discharge 63.5% and postnasal discharge 39.1% were the common findings on examination. The clinical diagnosis was chronic infective sinusitis 72.7%, vasomotor rhinitis 17.4% and allergic rhinitis 10.4%. Engorged turbinate was the commonest radiological comment. CONCLUSION: Chronic infective rhino-sinusitis is the commonest type of chronic rhino-sinusitis seen in this study.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the symptoms, signs and types of chronic simple rhino-sinusitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is prospective work done over a 2-year period. All the patients had symptoms of more than 8 weeks duration. Only patients with symptoms indicative of chronic rhino-sinusitis were included in the study. All the patients had plain x-rays of the paranasal sinuses done and a radiologist reported such. RESULTS: One hundred and fifteen patients were studied. The male to female ratio was 1:1.4 age range 15 years to 70 years. The mean duration of symptoms was 32.03 months. Rhinorrhoea 100%, stuffy nose 97.4%, sneezing 67.6%, anosmia 54.8% and headache 54.8% were the common symptoms while engorged inferior turbinates 79.1%, anterior nasal discharge 63.5% and postnasal discharge 39.1% were the common findings on examination. The clinical diagnosis was chronic infective sinusitis 72.7%, vasomotor rhinitis 17.4% and allergic rhinitis 10.4%. Engorged turbinate was the commonest radiological comment. CONCLUSION:Chronic infective rhino-sinusitis is the commonest type of chronic rhino-sinusitis seen in this study.
Authors: Olushola Abdulrahman Afolabi; Biodun Sulyman Alabi; Habeeb Kayodele Omokanye; Samuel O Ayodele; Segun Segun-Busari; Adekunle D Dunmade; Foluwasayo Emmanuel Ologe Journal: OTO Open Date: 2017-01-18