• Offering step-by-step guidelines for therapy, this guide
• offers the most recent studies on the exact diagnosis of sinusitis utilizing clinical and radiological criteria
• describes a variety of antimicrobial and adjuvant agents for treatment
• presents an overview of surgical options available for the management of recurrent and chronic sinusitis
• contains chapters on sinusitis and asthma, nosocomial sinusitis, fungal sinusitis, sinusitis in the immunocompromised patient, radiological diagnosis, and the microbiology of acute and chronic infection
• provides a global overview of the incidence of sinusitis
• describes the control, prevention, and treatment of complications related to sinusitis
• includes flow diagrams of key steps in the management of infection, as well as detailed information on antimicrobial therapy

Filling a gap in the literature, this reference provides concise and practical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of sinusitis and furnishes an authoritative outline of our current understanding of the pathophysiology of this condition. Addressing a wide spectrum of issues related to the identification, epidemiology, and etiology of sinusitis, this guide presents detailed illustrations and flowcharts to clarify the interactions between the pathological and physiological processes of sinusitis and illustrate current treatment practices.