CLINICAL FEATURES IN CHRONIC SINUSITIS IN ADULTS IN NATIONAL OTORHINORARYNOLOGY HOSPITAL OF VIET NAM, 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: describe the clinical features in chronic sinusitis in adults in National Otorhinorarynology Hospital of Vietnam. Subjects and research methods: use the transverse descriptive method to describe the clinical features in chronic sinusitis in adults in the inpatient department - National otolaryngology hospital of Viet Nam. Results: the study involved 58 patients aged 18 and over suffering from chronic sinusitis in the inpatient department - National Otorhinorarynology Hospital of Vietnam from August 2019 to December 2019. The average age of the patients is 47,17 ± 15,32, with a male to female ratio of 1.1:1; most of the reason for being hospitalized is runny nose (72,4%) and stuffy nose (87,9%). Symptoms encountered in chronic sinusitis are runny nose, stuffy nose, headache, smell disorders and cough, in addition, with systemic symptoms such as fever, fatigue, weakness. Conclusion: on the clinical characteristics of chronic sinusitis in adults, the common symptoms in chronic sinusitis are runny nose, stuffy nose, headache, smell disorders and cough, duration of illness lasts from                 6 months to many years, in both men and women.