%0 Journal Article %A Ehsanipour, F. %A Sohayl Nader, SH. %A Bahmani Kashkoli, M. %T The Prevalence of Sinusitis in Children with Orbital and Intracranial Infections Hospitalized at Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital %J Razi Journal of Medical Sciences %V 15 %N 0 %U http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1056-en.html %R %D 2009 %K Sinusitis, Orbital infection, Intracranial complication, Pediatrics, %X     Background and Aimi: Complication of sinusitis is a medical emergency. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of sinusitis in patients admitted with orbital and intracranial infections.Patient and Methods: A descriptive-retrospective study was conducted from March 2000 to Feb 2004 on 74 pediatric patients admitted with intracranial and orbital infections. Patient information was analysed by t-test.Results: Out of 74 patients studied, 17 (22.9%) were diagnosed with sinusitis. Sinusitis was observed in 53.85% and 16.39% of children with orbital and intracranial infections, respectively. Meningitis was the most common intracranial complication (80%). The most common involved sinus was Maxillary Sinus (58.8%). The most common age group For association of sinusitis with orbital and introcranial infection was between 5-11 years.Conclusion: Association of sinusitis, especially with orbital infection in clidren is common. We recommend sinus imaging in any pediatric patient with orbital infection. %> http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1056-en.pdf %P 7-11 %& 7 %! %9 Research %L A-10-312-1 %+ %G eng %@ 2228-7043 %[ 2009