Question

The doctor finds the patient to have maxillary sinus tenderness, but the patient denied having any facial pain. The tenderness belongs where?

Answer 1

While assessing a patient with maxillary sinus tenderness, upon palpation and percussion over the maxillary sinus the patient denies any facial pain resulting in Sinusitis.

How does a maxillary sinus present?

Acute maxillary sinusitis is characterized by facial pain that is exacerbated while bending over or straining, localized to the cheek but also in the frontal region or the teeth.

• Both unilateral and bilateral discomfort are possible, and the sinus may be covered with soreness.

• Acute frontoethmoidal sinusitis may result in pain near the eye and in the frontal area, along with skin erythema and overlaying tenderness.

• Fever is typically present, and toxaemia could happen.

Dental disease and the myriad headache causes are only two examples of the many differential diagnoses for facial discomfort.

Chronic sinusitis frequently causes little discomfort and manifests as congestion, difficulty concentrating, fatigue, and malaise.

Hence, the answer is maxillary sinusitis.

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