ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Upper respiratory tract disorders
CA01 — Acute sinusitis
ICD-11 CA01 — Acute sinusitis
Recent onset and/or short duration inflammation of the mucosa in one or more of the paranasal sinuses (maxillary, ethmoid, frontal and sphenoid) arising from infection or other causes such as caries or injury to the teeth. Purulent discharge can be seen at the middle meatus and olfactory cleavage and patients complain of dysosmia, stuffy nose, fever, or localised tenderness or pain. Allergic rhinitis, nasal septum deformity or hypertrophic rhinitis are underlying diseases that may induce acute sinusitis.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- sinusitis, chronic or NOS (CA0A)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.