Sinusitis - developinganaesthesia

Such infections cause hyperaemia and oedema of the mucosa, which can block sinus drainage. Stasis of secretions predisposes to secondary bacterial infection. It is estimated that up to 2% of viral URTIs are complicated by a bacterial rhinosinusitis.3 The most common causal organisms are Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae. ................
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