Question 359 · LEK · Acute rhinosinusitis
A 4-month-old infant was brought to the paediatric Emergency Department by his father due to watery nasal discharge. The parent, after reading information online, suspects acute sinusitis. Indicate true statement:
- A. the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses become aerated at 12 months of age.
- B. the sphenoid sinuses become aerated after 3 years of age.
- C. the frontal sinuses become aerated between 6 and 8 months of age.
- D. the maxillary, ethmoid, sphenoid, and frontal sinuses do not become aerated until 19 years of age.
- E. cellular structure of the mastoid process begins to develop between 12 and 14 years of age.
Hint
Recall the sequence of paranasal sinus pneumatisation from birth to adolescence.
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