From Microbiology to Management
edited by Itzhak Brook
Sinusitis provides concise and practical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of sinusitis and furnishes an authoritative outline of our current understanding of the pathophysiology of this condition.
Features:
- Offers the most recent studies on the exact diagnosis of sinusitis utilizing clinical and radiological criteria
- Describes a variety of antimicrobial and adjuvant agents for treatment
- Presents an overview of surgical options available for the management of recurrent and chronic sinusitis
- Contains chapters on sinusitis and asthma, nosocomial sinusitis, fungal sinusitis, sinusitis in the immunocompromised patient, radiological diagnosis, and the microbiology of acute and chronic infection
- Provides a global overview of the incidence of sinusitis
- Describes the control, prevention, and treatment of complications related to sinusitis
- Includes flow diagrams of key steps in the management of infection, as well as detailed information on antimicrobial therapy
Contents
- Epidemiology, Presentation and Diagnosis
- Sinusitis: Epidemiology
- Classification of Rhinosinusitis
- Rhinosinusitis: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis
- Imaging Sinusitis
- Anatomy and Pathophysiology
- Anatomy and Physiology of the Paranasal Sinuses
- Pathophysiology of Sinusitis
- Microbiology
- Infective Basis of Acute and Recurrent Acute Sinusitis
- Infectious Causes of Sinusitis
- Therapeutic Options
- Antimicrobial Management of Sinusitis
- Medical Management of Acute Sinusitis
- Medical Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
- Surgical Management
- Complications of Acute and Chronic Sinusitis and Their Management
- Sinusitis and Specific Diseases
- Sinusitis and Asthma
- Rhinosinusitis and Allergy
- Nosocomial Sinusitis: Sinusitis in the Intensive Care Unit Setting and Post Sinus Surgery
- Cystic Fibrosis and Sinusitis
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis with and without Nasal Polyposis
- Sinusitis of Odontogenic Origin
- Fungal Sinusitis
- Sinusitis in the Immunocompromised, Diabetic and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Patients
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