鼻窦炎(sinusitis)是一种常见的疾病,在美国每年大约有2～3千万人罹患该病[1,2]。每年治疗鼻窦炎相关症状的费用估计超过580亿美元[3]。平均每5张处方就有1张是针对鼻窦炎症状开出的[1]。在中国,人口众多,经济条件、医疗卫生水平及群众防病治病的意识相对较差,发病率要更高。目前在国内尚无类似的数据,但初步估计,每年鼻窦炎的患者数将超过1亿人,其中有 Sinusitis is a common disease that affects about 30 to 30 million people each year in the United States [1,2]. The annual cost of treating sinusitis-related symptoms is estimated to exceed 58 billion U.S. dollars [3]. An average of one out of every 5 prescriptions is for sinusitis symptoms [1]. In China, the population with a large population, the economic conditions, the level of medical and health care, and people’s awareness of disease prevention and treatment are relatively poor with a higher incidence rate. There is currently no similar data in China, but preliminary estimates suggest that the number of patients suffering from sinusitis will exceed 100 million annually, of which