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Objectives: We investigated the relationship between symptoms, coronal paranasal computed tomography (CT) findings and anatomic variations in patients with acute sinusitis. Patients and Methods: The study included 44 patients (23 females, 21 males; mean age 35 years; range 21 to 74 years) whose diagnosis was acute sinusitis by history and physical examination. A comprehensive inquiry into the symptoms was made and coronal paranasal CT scans were obtained in all the patients. Correlations were sought between symptom scores, CT scores, and anatomic variations. Results: No correlations were found between anatomic variations and CT scores. Total symptom scores did not correlate with CT scores. A statistically significant correlation existed only between headache and CT scores. The most commonly affected sinuses were maxillary sinuses (73%), followed by posterior ethmoidal sinuses (60%). Conclusions: Our data suggest that routine CT evaluations are superfluous in acute sinusitis.

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