ABSTRACT
A condition characterized by chronic paranasal sinusitis and simultaneous chronic pulmonary infection was recognized and reported as long ago as the early 1900s. Thomson suggested that persistent bronchorrhea and chronic bronchitis might be due to chronic infection of the paranasal sinuses in 1914 (1), and Wasson reported such cases as ‘‘bronchosinusitis disease’’ in 1929 (2). Thereafter, other investigators reported the interrelationship of sinus disease and bronchiectasis (3,4). Greenberg used the term ‘‘sinobronchial syndrome’’ (SBS) in 1966 (5).
