Upper respiratory tract infection natural history, complications, and prognosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Upper respiratory infections, commonly referred to the acronym URI or URTI, is the illness caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx. In the United States, this represents approximately one billion acute upper respiratory illnesses annually.
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Upper respiratory tract infection usually gets better in few days and normally have a good prognosis
Possible complications
- Abscess
- Bone infection (osteomyelitis)
- Meningitis
- Skin infection around the eye (orbital cellulitis) * Bronchitis
- Ear infection
- Pneumonia
- Sinusitis