Conditions A-Z

Sinusitis

From Wikidata and MedlinePlus; a guide, not a diagnosis.

Usual symptoms

  • Headaches
  • A cough
  • A fever (feeling hot, with chills or sweats)
  • Inflammation
  • Pain that keeps coming back
  • A blocked nose

Having some of these does not mean you have this condition: many conditions share the same symptoms.

Who to see

  • A health worker

Read more

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Symptoms, specialties, risk factors and codes from Wikidata (CC0 public domain); reading from MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine. A guide, not a diagnosis: please see a health worker.