A clinical observation on the relationship of sinusitis with nasal septum deviation and tuberculum septum

Objective To investigate the relationship of sinusitis with nasal septum deviation and tuberculum septum. Methods 30 cases with nasal septum deviation and 79 cases with chronic sinusitis were included in this study, all being hospitalized patients from Fab, 2001 to Nov, 2002. Here, emphases was focused on the status of nasal cavity and sinuses for the first group of cases and on the condition of septum for the second group of cases. Then, a statistic analysis was made following the investigation. Results Among the 30 patients with nasal septum deviation, 23 were seen with high deviation, in which there were nine cases with sinusitis, including bilateral sinusitis in 6 of them, and 7 patients were seen with low deviation,in which there were two cases with sinusitis. All the 11 cases in this group of patients were found with type I of anterior sinusitis. Among the 79 patients as a group of sinusitis, 30 were seen with nasal spetum deviation,in which there were 22 cases with high deviation and 8 cases with low deviation, there being 18 and 6 cases with type I of anterior sinusitis respectively, for these two subgroups. In contrast, among the 4 patients with tuberculum septum, sinusitis lasting for 10 years. Conclusion It is suggested that there is a very close relationship between higher septum deviation and the development of sinusitis, especially one in the anterior group of sinuses. It usually takes place bilaterally. However, tuberculum septum may be seen as a complication of chronic sinusitis.