Sinusitis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Définition

A sinus infection is due to the presence of a foreign body in the sinuses, which causes inflammation of the called sinusitis. Precisely inflammation sinus mucosa, that is to say, the cavities in the bones of the face (which communicate with the nasal cavity).

Causes

Sinusitis is usually caused by bacteria or viruses that invade and irritating the mucosa. Sinusitis can be a quick and assign a single infection in the maxillary sinus, frontal, ethmoid or sphenoid may be affected.

Symptoms 

Common symptoms include nose, fever and headache and stuffy or runny nose usually located next to or sinus reached. Sinusitis can also be chronic.

Treatment

Treatment is by antibiotics.