%0 Journal Article
%T Factors Associated with Complications of Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
%A Amadou Njifou Njimah
%A Louise Mouangue-Mbonjo
%A Patricia Ep&#233
%A e Eboumbou
%A Daniele-Christiane Kedy Mangamba Koum
%A Fran&#231
%A ois Djomou
%A Louis Richard Njock
%J International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
%P 57-67
%@ 2168-5460
%D 2025
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijohns.2025.141007
%X <b>Background:</b> In children, acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS) is often complicated by ophthalmological and/or neurological involvement. These complications should be known and recognized, as they require urgent treatment with intravenous antibiotics and close in-hospital monitoring. In this study, we aimed to identify the main risk factors associated with the development of complications in children aged 2 - 17 years with ABRS. <b>Methods:</b> We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with ABRS complications in a primary hospital. Participants were divided into two groups: the control group comprising patients without complications (Group 1, n = 82) and the study group comprising patients with complications requiring hospitalization (Group 2, n = 41). We assessed the sociodemographic, clinical, and imaging data of both groups. Using multivariate logistic regression, we assessed risk factors of ABRS complications. <b>Results:</b> No socio-demographic characteristics were associated with ABRS complications (p &#8805; 0.05). Factors associated with complications were delay in consultation (t = 5.282; p &lt; 0.001), ophthalmological signs on admission (Odds ratio, OR: 42.0 [5.27 - 334.50], p &lt; 0.001), and presence of at least two affected sinuses (OR: 54.75 [17.02 - 176.13], p &lt; 0.001). <b>Conclusions:</b> Intracranial and extracranial complications of ABRS in children have become rare in our setting. These complications can be serious and potentially fatal. Risk factors of these complications are delays in consultation, the presence of ophthalmological signs, and more than one affected sinus. Controlling modifiable factors would improve the treatment success of ABRS complications in children.
%K Rhinosinusitis
%K Orbital Complications
%K Endocranial Complications
%K Imaging
%K Children
%K Surgery
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=140099