Maxillary sinusitis

 

Maxillary sinusitis

Commonest organisms

Streptococcus pneumonia.

Haemophilus influenza

Moraxella catarrhalis

Clinical features

Fever

Facial pain

Sinus tenderness

Headache

Purulent green snot from the nose or postnasal drip

Rhinorrhoea

Epistaxis

Management

Analgesia – Panadol, ibuprofen

Amoxycillin 500 mg TDS for 7 days

If penicillin allergy then doxycycline 100 mg bd for 7 days

Nasal saline irrigation

Nasal decongestant

Vix inhalation

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