Ologe F E, Olatunji A A
Departments of Radiology and Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2003 Dec;10(4):205-7.
One hundred and thirteen patients (62 males and 51 females, aged 5-70 years) with chronic sinusitis seen between January 1995 and December 1998 in the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Diseases Clinic of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria are presented. A provisional diagnosis of chronic sinusitis was made if there were at least two of the following signs and symptoms: nasal blockage, nasal discharge, post nasal drip, excessive sneezing or halitosis. The radiographic abnormalities observed include gross mucosal thickening; haziness; complete opacity and air-fluid level. Seventy-eight (69.0%) showed abnormality in one or both maxillary antra; 39 (34.5%) in the ethmoid; 13 (11.5%) in the frontal; and 1(0.9%) in the sphenoidal sinuses. Thus the maxillary sinus was observed to be the most commonly involved in the disease process, while the sphenoidal sinus is the least commonly involved. This is consistent with findings in most similar studies.
本文介绍了1995年1月至1998年12月期间在尼日利亚伊洛林大学教学医院耳鼻喉科诊所就诊的113例慢性鼻窦炎患者（62例男性和51例女性，年龄5至70岁）。如果出现以下至少两种体征和症状，则初步诊断为慢性鼻窦炎：鼻塞、流涕、鼻后滴漏、过度打喷嚏或口臭。观察到的影像学异常包括黏膜明显增厚、模糊、完全不透光和气液平面。78例（69.0%）一侧或双侧上颌窦出现异常；筛窦39例（34.5%）；额窦13例（11.5%）；蝶窦1例（0.9%）。因此，观察到上颌窦是疾病过程中最常受累的部位，而蝶窦是最不常受累的部位。这与大多数类似研究的结果一致。
