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Sphenoid sinusitis

MedGen UID:
11543
•Concept ID:
C0037886
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Sinusitides, Sphenoid; Sinusitides, Sphenoidal; Sinusitis, Sphenoid; Sinusitis, Sphenoidal; Sphenoid Sinusitides; Sphenoid Sinusitis; Sphenoidal Sinusitides; Sphenoidal Sinusitis
SNOMED CT: Sphenoidal sinusitis (13266007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005964

Definition

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

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Isolated sphenoid lesions: diagnosis and management.
Sethi DS
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999 May;120(5):730-6. doi: 10.1053/hn.1999.v120.a89436. PMID: 10229601
Acute sphenoid sinusitis: management strategies.
Kibblewhite DJ, Cleland J, Mintz DR
J Otolaryngol 1988 Jun;17(4):159-63. PMID: 3398104
The conservative and surgical management of ethmoid and sphenoid sinusitis.
CRAIG SL
N Y State J Med 1949 Jan 15;49(2):181-5. PMID: 18106568

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Visual function loss in fungal sphenoid sinusitis: clinical characteristics and outcomes.
Chen F, Shao Y, Huang Q, Chen Y, Yang B, Jiang L
Sci Rep 2024 Apr 15;14(1):8649. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-59107-2. PMID: 38622183Free PMC Article
Retrospective Study: Association of Chronic Sphenoid Rhinosinusitis With Community Acquired Pneumonia.
McQuitty R, Bui R, Chaaban MR
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2019 Nov;33(6):751-756. Epub 2019 Jul 29 doi: 10.1177/1945892419865651. PMID: 31357877
Smoke exposure and outcome of endoscopic sinus surgery in children.
Ramadan HH, Hinerman RA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002 Dec;127(6):546-8. doi: 10.1067/mhn.2002.129816. PMID: 12501106
Osteomyelitis of the orbit.
el-Toukhy E, Szal M, Levine MR, Levine HL
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 1997 Mar;13(1):68-71. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199703000-00012. PMID: 9076787
Pediatric sphenoidotomy.
Smith WC, Boyd EM, Parsons DS
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1996 Feb;29(1):159-67. PMID: 8834279

Diagnosis

Sphenoid Sinusitis-Associated Optic Neuropathy: A Forgotten Disease.
Ishihara R, Pakravan M, Charoenkijkajorn C, Lee AG
J Neuroophthalmol 2024 Mar 1;44(1):e113-e114. Epub 2022 Oct 18 doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001702. PMID: 36255078
Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis: A review.
Caranfa JT, Yoon MK
Surv Ophthalmol 2021 Nov-Dec;66(6):1021-1030. Epub 2021 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.03.009. PMID: 33831391
Headache and rhinosinusitis: A review.
Ceriani CE, Silberstein SD
Cephalalgia 2021 Apr;41(4):453-463. Epub 2020 Sep 20 doi: 10.1177/0333102420959790. PMID: 32954817
Tsunami sinusitis.
Baba S, Kondo K, Kanaya K, Suzukawa K, Sato T, Kurata H, Hiruma T, Fujita H, Yahagi N, Yamasoba T
Lancet 2011 Sep 17;378(9796):1116. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60832-5. PMID: 21924991
Hypothalamic-pituitary abscess.
Mohr PD
Postgrad Med J 1975 Jul;51(597):468-71. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.51.597.468. PMID: 1187501Free PMC Article

Therapy

Cavernous sinus thrombosis: An insidious and dangerous "do-not-miss" diagnosis.
Qu H, Li Y, Chen M, Sun H, Du S, Cheng Y, Zhan S
Headache 2021 Jul;61(7):1144-1149. Epub 2021 Jul 29 doi: 10.1111/head.14176. PMID: 34325491
Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis: A review.
Caranfa JT, Yoon MK
Surv Ophthalmol 2021 Nov-Dec;66(6):1021-1030. Epub 2021 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.03.009. PMID: 33831391
What lurks in the sellar?
Pekic S, Arsenijevic VA, Gazibara MS, Milojevic T, Pendjer I, Stojanovic M, Popovic V
Lancet 2010 Jan 30;375(9712):432. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61835-3. PMID: 20113828
Invasive fungal sinusitis due to Bipolaris hawaiiensis.
Castelnuovo P, De Bernardi F, Cavanna C, Pagella F, Bossolesi P, Marone P, Farina C
Mycoses 2004 Feb;47(1-2):76-81. doi: 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2003.00941.x. PMID: 14998405
Fulminant bacterial meningitis complicating sphenoid sinusitis.
Saitoh A, Beall B, Nizet V
Pediatr Emerg Care 2003 Dec;19(6):415-7. doi: 10.1097/01.pec.0000101584.65509.4b. PMID: 14676492

Prognosis

Endovascular Treatment of Infectious Pseudoaneurysm of Internal Carotid Artery.
OuYang M, Huang X, Wang Y
World Neurosurg 2019 May;125:42-43. Epub 2019 Feb 5 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.147. PMID: 30731201
New daily persistent headache.
Evans RW
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2003 Aug;7(4):303-7. doi: 10.1007/s11916-003-0051-z. PMID: 12828880
Osteomyelitis of the orbit.
el-Toukhy E, Szal M, Levine MR, Levine HL
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 1997 Mar;13(1):68-71. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199703000-00012. PMID: 9076787
Isolated sphenoid sinusitis.
Goldman GE, Fontanarosa PB, Anderson JM
Am J Emerg Med 1993 May;11(3):235-8. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(93)90133-v. PMID: 8489666
Hypothalamic-pituitary abscess.
Mohr PD
Postgrad Med J 1975 Jul;51(597):468-71. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.51.597.468. PMID: 1187501Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical Significance of Isolated Sphenoid Sinusitis Identified in Pediatric Patients Presenting with Headache.
Han SB, Kim JM, Park EG, Han JY, Lee J
Medicina (Kaunas) 2024 Oct 4;60(10) doi: 10.3390/medicina60101625. PMID: 39459412Free PMC Article
Visual function loss in fungal sphenoid sinusitis: clinical characteristics and outcomes.
Chen F, Shao Y, Huang Q, Chen Y, Yang B, Jiang L
Sci Rep 2024 Apr 15;14(1):8649. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-59107-2. PMID: 38622183Free PMC Article
UNILATERAL VS. DIFFUSE CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS.
Vrljičak A, Penezić A, Gregurić T, Grgić MV, Baudoin T, Kalogjera L
Acta Clin Croat 2022 Oct;61(Suppl 4):63-69. doi: 10.20471/acc.2022.61.s4.8. PMID: 37250669Free PMC Article
Invasive fungal sinusitis due to Bipolaris hawaiiensis.
Castelnuovo P, De Bernardi F, Cavanna C, Pagella F, Bossolesi P, Marone P, Farina C
Mycoses 2004 Feb;47(1-2):76-81. doi: 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2003.00941.x. PMID: 14998405
Smoke exposure and outcome of endoscopic sinus surgery in children.
Ramadan HH, Hinerman RA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002 Dec;127(6):546-8. doi: 10.1067/mhn.2002.129816. PMID: 12501106

Recent systematic reviews

Acute isolated sphenoid sinusitis in children: A case series and systematic review of the literature.
Clement WA, Sooby P, Doherty C, Qayyum N, Irwin G
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Jan;140:110492. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110492. PMID: 33234332

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