"Frontal Sinusitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the NASAL MUCOSA in the FRONTAL SINUS. In many cases, it is caused by an infection of the bacteria STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE or HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE.
| Descriptor ID |
D015522
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.460.692.752.387 C08.730.749.387 C09.603.692.752.387
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| Concept/Terms |
Frontal Sinusitis- Frontal Sinusitis
- Sinusitis, Frontal
- Frontal Sinusitides
- Sinusitides, Frontal
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Frontal Sinusitis" by people in Profiles.
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Correa AJ, Duncavage JA, Fortune DS, Reinisch L. Osteoplastic flap for obliteration of the frontal sinus: five years' experience. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999 Dec; 121(6):731-5.