Head and neck emergencies

Question 1

Complication of acute sinusitis

Answer 1

Orbital cellulitis Potts puffy tumors , brain abscess

SV thrombosis

Question 2

Findings on imaging of acute sinusitis

Answer 2

Non specific - may say sinus opacification (does not mean there is sinusitis )

Question 3

What proportion of pediatric CT/ MRI have sinus opacification

Answer 3

50%

Question 4

Air fluid level on sinuses - what does this mean

Answer 4

Suggestive of sinusitis but not confirmatory