A patient comes into the clinic complaining of facial pain, fever, and malaise. On examination, the nurse notes swollen turbinates and purulent discharge from the nose. The patient also complains of a dull, throbbing pain in his cheeks and teeth on the right side and pain when the nurse palpates the areas. What do these findings indicate?

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Signs of maxillary sinusitis include facial pain after upper respiratory infection, red swollen nasal mucosa, swollen turbinates, and purulent discharge. The person also has fever, chills, and malaise. With maxillary sinusitis, dull throbbing pain occurs in the cheeks and teeth on the same side, and pain with palpation is present. With frontal sinusitis, pain is above the supraorbital ridge. Nasal polyps appear as smooth, pale gray nodules which are overgrowths of mucosa most commonly caused by chronic allergic rhinitis and often cause absence of sense of smell and a sensation of a "valve that moves" in the nose when breathing. Epistaxis is a nosebleed and the most common site of bleeding is the Kiesselbach plexus in the anterior septum. With frontal sinusitis, pain is above the supraorbital ridge. This patient's signs and symptoms are indicative of maxillary sinusitis. Signs of maxillary sinusitis include facial pain after upper respiratory infection, red swollen nasal mucosa, swollen turbinates, and purulent discharge. The person also has fever, chills, and malaise. With maxillary sinusitis, dull throbbing pain occurs in the cheeks and teeth on the same side, and pain with palpation is present.

A Patient Comes into the Clinic Complaining of Facial Pain