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Maxillary Sinusitis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Maxillary Sinusitis
Tree Number(s)
C01.748.749.578
C08.460.692.752.578
C08.730.749.578
C09.603.692.752.578
Unique ID
D015523
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015523
Scope Note
Inflammation of the NASAL MUCOSA in the MAXILLARY SINUS. In many cases, it is caused by an infection of the bacteria HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; or STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS.
Entry Term(s)
Sinusitis, Maxillary
NLM Classification #
WV 345
Previous Indexing
Sinusitis (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note
90
History Note
90
Date Established
1990/01/01
Date of Entry
1989/04/07
Revision Date
2019/06/17
Maxillary Sinusitis Preferred
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