RECURRENT ACUTE RHINOSINUSITIS

Course overview

SINUSITIS, ALSO REFERRED TO AS RHINOSINUSITIS, IS DEFINED AS THE SYMPTOMATIC INFLAMMATION OF PARANASAL SINUSES AND NASAL CAVITY MUCOSA. THIS INFLAMMATION CAN BE FROM MANY SOURCES, INCLUDING VIRUSES, BACTERIA, FUNGI, AND ALLERGENS. RECURRENT ACUTE SINUSITIS (RARS) IS DIAGNOSED WHEN PATIENTS HAVE 4 OR MORE EPISODES OF RHINOSINUSITIS PER YEAR WITHOUT PERSISTENT SYMPTOMS IN BETWEEN. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT ACUTE SINUSITIS.