Detection on rhinosinusitis and its relation to age groups of both sexes

Abstract

Nasal swabs of patients infected with acute and chronic rhinitis and patients infected with rhinitis from AL-Salam and AL-Zahrawy hospitals in a period 0f 7 months by the specialist on ENT ward ,and the results showed that female cases were more than male cases which were 56% , 44% respectively. The results also showed that 40% of female were infected with rhinitis only and 16% were infected with rhinitis and rhino sinusitis.The relation between incidence of acute and chronic cases of rhino sinusitis in different age groups in both sexes was studied and the results showed predominance of chronic infection in age groups between 46-50 years, 51-55 years with regard of both male and females and the age group of 41-45 years was the highest percent of infection with sinusitis with equal percent of acute and chronic rhinitis for females.