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Ethmoid sinusitis

MedGen UID:
5046
•Concept ID:
C0015029
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Ethmoid Sinusitides; Ethmoid Sinusitis; Ethmoidal Sinusitides; Ethmoidal Sinusitis; Sinusitides, Ethmoid; Sinusitides, Ethmoidal; Sinusitis, Ethmoid; Sinusitis, Ethmoidal
SNOMED CT: Ethmoidal sinusitis (18643000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005756

Definition

An acute or chronic inflammatory process affecting the mucous membrane of the ethmoid sinus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEthmoid sinusitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical or medical management of subperiosteal orbital abscess in children: a critical appraisal of the literature.
Coenraad S, Buwalda J
Rhinology 2009 Mar;47(1):18-23. PMID: 19382489
Diagnosis and treatment of sinusitis.
Stool SE
Am Fam Physician 1985 Dec;32(6):101-7. PMID: 4072862

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Analysis of the Lamina Papyracea Dehiscence Based on Computed Tomography Findings.
Xu J, Qin L, Wang D
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Sep 1;33(6):e580-e583. Epub 2022 Feb 9 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008557. PMID: 35142733Free PMC Article
Frequency of the odontogenic maxillary sinusitis extended to the anterior ethmoid sinus and response to surgical treatment.
Crovetto-Martínez R, Martin-Arregui FJ, Zabala-López-de-Maturana A, Tudela-Cabello K, Crovetto-de la Torre MA
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2014 Jul 1;19(4):e409-13. doi: 10.4317/medoral.19629. PMID: 24608208Free PMC Article
Neonatal orbital abscess.
Lin CY, Chiu NC, Lee KS, Huang FY, Hsu CH
Pediatr Int 2013 Jun;55(3):e63-6. doi: 10.1111/ped.12020. PMID: 23782382
Allergy and sinusitis.
Bertrand B, Eloy P, Rombeaux P
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 1997;51(4):227-37. PMID: 9444371
Sinusitis and headache.
Salman SD, Rebeiz EE
J Med Liban 1994;42(4):200-2. PMID: 8558577

Diagnosis

Ethmomaxillary sinus.
Ozcan KM, Selcuk A, Oruk V, Sarikaya Y, Dere H
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2008 Feb;265(2):185-8. Epub 2007 Sep 19 doi: 10.1007/s00405-007-0444-4. PMID: 17879095
Orbital complications of sinusitis.
Jabor MA, Amedee RG
J La State Med Soc 1997 Apr;149(4):105-8. PMID: 9130810
Acute sinusitis.
Diaz I, Bamberger DM
Semin Respir Infect 1995 Mar;10(1):14-20. PMID: 7761709
Sinusitis and headache.
Salman SD, Rebeiz EE
J Med Liban 1994;42(4):200-2. PMID: 8558577
Endoscopic sinus surgery.
Mackay IS
Ann Acad Med Singap 1991 Sep;20(5):690-5. PMID: 1781657

Therapy

Safe treatment of ethmoid sinusitis utilizing minimally invasive ethmoid punch sinusotomy in chronic rhinosinusitis without polyposis patients.
Velasquez N, Thamboo A, Abuzeid WM, Nayak JV
Laryngoscope 2017 Jun;127(6):1268-1275. Epub 2017 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/lary.26493. PMID: 28194802
Subdural empyema due to Lactococcus lactis cremoris: case report.
Inoue M, Saito A, Kon H, Uchida H, Koyama S, Haryu S, Sasaki T, Nishijima M
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2014;54(4):341-7. Epub 2013 Nov 20 doi: 10.2176/nmc.cr2012-0440. PMID: 24257498Free PMC Article
Neonatal orbital abscess.
Lin CY, Chiu NC, Lee KS, Huang FY, Hsu CH
Pediatr Int 2013 Jun;55(3):e63-6. doi: 10.1111/ped.12020. PMID: 23782382
Allergy and sinusitis.
Bertrand B, Eloy P, Rombeaux P
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 1997;51(4):227-37. PMID: 9444371
Acute sinusitis.
Diaz I, Bamberger DM
Semin Respir Infect 1995 Mar;10(1):14-20. PMID: 7761709

Prognosis

Orbital complication of acute ethmoiditis: A Tunisian paediatric cross sectional study.
Ben Mabrouk A, Wannes S, Hasnaoui M, Werdani A, Ben Hamida N, Jerbi S, Driss N, Mahjoub B
Am J Otolaryngol 2020 Jan-Feb;41(1):102320. Epub 2019 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.102320. PMID: 31732307
Diplopia After a Sinus Infection.
Nguyen AT, Resor L, Lesser RL
JAMA Ophthalmol 2015 Jul;133(7):845-6. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.0434. PMID: 26158435
Neonatal orbital abscess.
Lin CY, Chiu NC, Lee KS, Huang FY, Hsu CH
Pediatr Int 2013 Jun;55(3):e63-6. doi: 10.1111/ped.12020. PMID: 23782382
Prognosis and prediction of response to surgery in allergic patients with chronic sinusitis.
Lavigne F, Nguyen CT, Cameron L, Hamid Q, Renzi PM
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000 Apr;105(4):746-51. doi: 10.1067/mai.2000.105218. PMID: 10756225
Sinusitis and headache.
Salman SD, Rebeiz EE
J Med Liban 1994;42(4):200-2. PMID: 8558577

Clinical prediction guides

Orbital complication of acute ethmoiditis: A Tunisian paediatric cross sectional study.
Ben Mabrouk A, Wannes S, Hasnaoui M, Werdani A, Ben Hamida N, Jerbi S, Driss N, Mahjoub B
Am J Otolaryngol 2020 Jan-Feb;41(1):102320. Epub 2019 Oct 31 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.102320. PMID: 31732307
Woakes' syndrome.
El Fakiri MM, Lakhdar Y, Raji A
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Mar 31;12(3) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-229021. PMID: 30936362Free PMC Article
Safe treatment of ethmoid sinusitis utilizing minimally invasive ethmoid punch sinusotomy in chronic rhinosinusitis without polyposis patients.
Velasquez N, Thamboo A, Abuzeid WM, Nayak JV
Laryngoscope 2017 Jun;127(6):1268-1275. Epub 2017 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/lary.26493. PMID: 28194802
Allergy and sinusitis.
Bertrand B, Eloy P, Rombeaux P
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg 1997;51(4):227-37. PMID: 9444371
Acute sinusitis.
Diaz I, Bamberger DM
Semin Respir Infect 1995 Mar;10(1):14-20. PMID: 7761709

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