Accessory nasal sinusitis in childhood: With a record of bacteriological examinations

Disease of the para-nasal sinuses in childhood has received little recognition in this country. There are some half dozen papers extant upon the subject, notably those by Cleminson' and Mollison2, together with a small number of case reports. Such literature as there is does not appear to have received the attention it merits from those practising among children. On the other hand, American writing upon the subject is profuse, and makes it clear that nasal accessory sinus suppuration vies with disease of the tonsils and adenoids as a diagnosis in the upper respiratory infections of the children in the United States. Referring to the American writers in his classical work entitled ' Nasal Accessory Sinusitis ' Hajek says: