Pediatr. praxi. 2022;23(6):378-382 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2022.068
Acute rhinosinusitis in children
- 1 Dětské ORL centrum, s. r. o., Brno
- 2 Dětská ORL klinika, FN Brno
Acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) is a very common disease in the office of a pediatrician or, less often, an otorhinolaryngologist. Currently, both diagnosis and treatment follow the recommendations of EPOS 2020. Diagnosis is based on symptoms of the disease - history (type, duration and severity of problems) and on clinical examination. The etiology is mostly viral (treatment is symptomatic) with eventual. possible bacterial superinfection (treatment with ATB antibiotics). The first drug of choice is fenoxymetylpenicilin. Most infections are uncomplicated, the practitioner sends the patient to an ENT doctor if there is no improvement after 10 days, in case of recurrent ARS or at the first signs of complications (so-called alarming symptoms).
Keywords: acute rhinosinusitis, children, diagnosis, treatment, complications.
Accepted: November 16, 2022; Published: November 22, 2022 Show citation
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