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. 2005 Nov 4;102(3):403–408. doi: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70127-7

Table I.

Radiographic findings (occipitomental view) of paranasal sinuses of patients during common cold(n = 98)

Days of common cold
Day 1 Day 7 Day 21
Paranasal sinusitis (%) 14.2 38.8 11.3
 Maxillary sinusitis (%) 14.2 38.8 11.3
  Mucosal thickening over 5 mm (%) 50.0 71.1 72.7
  Air-fluid level (%) 35.7 23.7 27.3
  Total opacity (%) 14.3 5.3 0
 Ethmoid, frontal or sphenoid sinusitis (%) 3.1 1.0 1.0
Mucosal thickening (≤5 mm) (%) 20.4 11.2 4.1
Cyst or polyp (%) 5.1 3.1 7.1
Normal (%) 60.2 46.9 77.6