Editing Sinusitis (section)

==== Osseous complications ====
A rare complication of acute sinusitis is a bone infection, known as [[osteomyelitis]], which affects the [[Frontal bone|frontal]] and other [[Facial skeleton|facial bones]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal |last1=Wadhwa |first1=Smriti |last2=Jain |first2=Shraddha |last3=Gupta |first3=Jaya |last4=Dobariya |first4=Harshil |last5=Pantbalekundri |first5=Nikhil |last6=Wadhwa |first6=Smriti |last7=Jain |first7=Shraddha |last8=Gupta |first8=Jaya |last9=Dobariya |first9=Harshil |last10=Pantbalekundri |first10=Nikhil |date=2024-02-13 |title=Osteomyelitis of Frontal Sinus: A Rare Sequelae of Acute Bacterial Sinusitis Associated With Anatomical Variations in the Frontal Sinus Drainage Pathway |journal=Cureus |language=en |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=e54158 |doi=10.7759/cureus.54158 |doi-access=free |issn=2168-8184 |pmc=10940872 |pmid=38496067}}</ref> Specifically, the combination of frontal sinusitis, osteomyelitis and subperiosteal abscess formation is referred to as [[Pott's puffy tumor]].<ref name="Patient Education3">{{cite web |title=Sinusitus Complications |url=http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_symptoms_of_sinusitis_000062_4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222004055/http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_symptoms_of_sinusitis_000062_4.htm |archive-date=2010-02-22 |work=Patient Education |publisher=University of Maryland}}</ref><ref name=":02" />

'''Other complications'''

When an infection originating from a tooth or dental procedure affects the maxillary sinus it can lead to [[odontogenic sinusitis]] (ODS).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Craig |first1=John R. |last2=Poetker |first2=David M. |last3=Aksoy |first3=Umut |last4=Allevi |first4=Fabiana |last5=Biglioli |first5=Federico |last6=Cha |first6=Bruce Y. |last7=Chiapasco |first7=Matteo |last8=Lechien |first8=Jerome R. |last9=Safadi |first9=Ahmad |last10=Simuntis |first10=Regimantas |last11=Tataryn |first11=Roderick |date=2021-02-14 |title=Diagnosing odontogenic sinusitis: An international multidisciplinary consensus statement |journal=International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology |language=en |volume=11 |issue=8 |pages=1235–1248 |doi=10.1002/alr.22777 |issn=2042-6976 |pmid=33583151 |doi-access=free |hdl-access=free |hdl=2027.42/168522}}</ref> Odontogenic sinusitis can often spread to nearby sinuses including the ethmoid, frontal, sphenoid sinuses, and the contralateral nasal cavity.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Saibene |first1=Alberto Maria |last2=Pipolo |first2=Giorgia Carlotta |last3=Lozza |first3=Paolo |last4=Maccari |first4=Alberto |last5=Portaleone |first5=Sara Maria |last6=Scotti |first6=Alberto |last7=Borloni |first7=Roberto |last8=Messina |first8=Francesco |last9=Di Pasquale |first9=Daniele |last10=Felisati |first10=Giovanni |date=December 2014 |title=Redefining boundaries in odontogenic sinusitis: a retrospective evaluation of extramaxillary involvement in 315 patients: Odontogenic sinusitis extramaxillary involvement |url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/alr.21400 |url-status=live |journal=International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology |language=en |volume=4 |issue=12 |pages=1020–1023 |doi=10.1002/alr.21400 |pmid=25196643 |s2cid=28835025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225034048/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/alr.21400 |archive-date=2024-02-25 |access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref> In rare instances, these infections may spread to the [[Orbit (anatomy)|orbit]], leading to orbital [[cellulitis]].