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Acute Sinusitis
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis common
Linked signs and symptoms
8Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
Linked drugs / medications
5Medication information is educational only. A doctor or pharmacist should advise whether any medicine is appropriate.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
4Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Alternative and complementary therapies
2Alternative medicine
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
7These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological markers/agents
5This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
5- Alpha-1 Antintrypsin (AAT)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 90–215 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsAlpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Concentration
- Alpha-1-Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.1–0.3 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Alpha-2-Globulin (Blood, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 0.6–1 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Beta GlobulinReference range exampleAll: 0.7–1.2 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- PlateletsReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 150–450 109/L; Adult ( > 16y): 135–380 109/LLinked diagnostic testsPlatelet Count
Often decreased
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Acute Sinusitis
Risk Factors
Hay fever or other allergic conditions, nasal passage abnormalities, regular exposure to pollutants ie cigarette smoke
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Bromelain (Sulphydryl Proteolytic Enzyme, Ananas Comosus):
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: Weakly in favor (Available evidence supports claims that Bromelain helps to treat sinusitis, but more study is needed as there have been some mixed results.)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Pelargonium Sidosides [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]:
Recommendation: Weakly in favor (Available evidence shows that pelargonium sidoides may be able to shorten the duration and lessen the severity of congestion that occurs during sinusitis)
Grade of Evidence: Low level of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References:
1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19382496
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18005909