Sinusitis

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Sinusitis is a thing that occasionally comes to the pathologist. This article deals with nonspecific sinusitis, i.e. sinusitis without an identifiable cause.

General

Microscopic

Features:

  • Sinonasal mucosa.
    • Ciliated epithelium.
    • +/-Squamous epithelium.
    • Subepithelial glands.
  • +/-Bone.

DDx:

See also

References

  1. Desrosiers, M.; Evans, GA.; Keith, PK.; Wright, ED.; Kaplan, A.; Bouchard, J.; Ciavarella, A.; Doyle, PW. et al. (2011). "Canadian clinical practice guidelines for acute and chronic rhinosinusitis.". Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 7 (1): 2. doi:10.1186/1710-1492-7-2. PMID 21310056.