Headache and Forehead Swelling in a 9-Year-Old Boy with Sinusitis
Answer 3
Altered level of consciousness.
While all of the symptoms listed are concerning for the presence of an intracranial complication of frontal sinusitis, an altered level of consciousness has been shown to be a poor prognostic factor in patients with intracranial involvement.
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