title: The Sinusitis Help Book: A Comprehensive Guide to a Common Problem: Questions, Answers, Options
author:  M. Lee Williams 
description: Because of the close relationship of sinusitis to asthma and allergies, this comprehensive guide by a qualified ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist is a good addition. Although highly technical, the book is well laid out in a question-and-answer format. <br />Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  **Visual Diagnosis**
  
   **Joseph A Zenel, MD**
  
   **Oregon Health & Science University** **October 2005**
  
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   **7-year, 8-month-old male**
  
   **with complaints...**
  
   **Mother brings**
  
   **the**
  
   **“Note”**
  
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   **Problem List**
  
  • **10/13/89 Age 6 yrs, Sinusitis/pharyngitis**
  
  • **12/20/89 Acute left otitis media**
  
  • **1/29/91 Pharyngitis (TC negative)**
  
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   **Further History**
  
  • **5/7/90 Age 6 yr, 8 mos**
  
  – **Leg pains/ drinking a lot**
  
  – **Ht 49.25 in (90%)**
  
  – **Wt 46 lb (50%)**
  
  – **PE normal, BP 80/60**
  
  – **Vision 20/40 R, 20/50 L**
  
  – **Urine dipstick normal**
  
  • **SG 1.015, pH 5.0**
  
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   **Further History**
  
  • **12/4/90 Age 7 yr, 4 mos**
  
  – **Sharp, intermittent chest pain for 3 weeks**
  
  – **Stomach ache 1X/wk**
  
  – **Active in basketball**
  
  – **PE: tenderness over sternum