Pansinusitis is when all of the sinuses in the head become infected or inflamed. Usually, a sinus infection, or sinusitis, affects only one or two sinus groups.
What does the medical term Pansinusitis mean?
A sinus infection, or what doctors call sinusitis, happens when one or more of your paranasal sinuses becomes inflamed or irritated. When all your paranasal sinuses are inflamed or irritated, you have pansinusitis.
How do you treat sinus mucosal thickening?
Treatment
- Nasal corticosteroids. ...
- Saline nasal irrigation, with nasal sprays or solutions, reduces drainage and rinses away irritants and allergies.
- Oral or injected corticosteroids. ...
- Allergy medications. ...
- Aspirin desensitization treatment, if you have reactions to aspirin that cause sinusitis and nasal polyps.
