Diseases

Frontal Sinusitis

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.

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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.

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  • Sinusitis, Frontal
  • Frontal Sinusitides
  • Sinusitides, Frontal

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  • Sinusitis (1966-1989)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Frontal Sinusitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015522. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015522
  2. Frontal Sinusitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18553935