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    This document discusses chronic sinusitis, also known as chronic rhinosinusitis. It is an inflammatory process that involves the paranasal sinus and persists for at least 12 weeks. Chronic rhinosinusitis can be noninfectious and associated with conditions like allergy, cystic fibrosis, or environmental exposures. Risk factors include allergic rhinitis, anatomic issues, and immunologic disorders.

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    This document discusses chronic sinusitis, also known as chronic rhinosinusitis. It is an inflammatory process that involves the paranasal sinus and persists for at least 12 weeks. Chronic rhinosinusitis can be noninfectious and associated with conditions like allergy, cystic fibrosis, or environmental exposures. Risk factors include allergic rhinitis, anatomic issues, and immunologic disorders.

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    This document discusses chronic sinusitis, also known as chronic rhinosinusitis. It is an inflammatory process that involves the paranasal sinus and persists for at least 12 weeks. Chronic rhinosinusitis can be noninfectious and associated with conditions like allergy, cystic fibrosis, or environmental exposures. Risk factors include allergic rhinitis, anatomic issues, and immunologic disorders.

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    Chronic Sinusitis
    Updated: Jan 19, 2022
    Author: Itzhak Brook, MD, MSc; Chief Editor: John L Brusch, MD, FACP more...

    OVERVIEW

    Practice Essentials
    Chronic sinusitis is an inflammatory process involving the paranasal sinus and persisting for at
    least 12 weeks. Because nasal airway inflammation usually accompanies chronic sinusitis and
    rhinitis symptoms precede it, the term chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a more accurate term.
    Chronic rhinosinusitis is one of the more common chronic diseases in the United States, and it
    affects those of all ages.

    CRS may be noninfectious and associated with allergy, cystic fibrosis, gastroesophageal reflux,
    or exposure to environmental pollutants. Known risk factors include allergic rhinitis, nonallergic
    rhinitis, anatomic obstruction in the ostiomeatal complex, and immunologic disorders

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