Sneezing with a foul odor may be related to acute sinusitis, chronic sinusitis and sinus cancer.
1. Acute sinusitis: most of them are purulent cocci, such as Diplococcus pneumoniae and hemolytic streptococcus; followed by bacilli, such as Influenza bacillus, Aspergillus and Escherichia coli, etc. In addition, anaerobic infections are also more common. Clinically, the infection may be a mixture of cocci and bacilli, aerobic bacteria and anaerobic bacteria. Anaerobic bacteria or Escherichia coli infection can be sneezed and smelled pus and bad odor.
2. Chronic sinusitis: acute sinusitis recurrence as its common cause, odontogenic maxillary sinusitis is often accompanied by malodor, which can be smelled when sneezing.
3. Sinus cancer: Long-term chronic inflammatory stimulation, frequent contact with carcinogenic substances, radiation exposure and other factors lead to carcinoma of sinus tissues, unilateral pus and blood nasal mucus can occur, continuous unilateral pus and blood nasal mucus should be noticed, and in the late stage, it can be malodorous, and can be smelled when sneezing.
Sneezing with a foul odor may be related to oral diseases such as dental caries and periodontal disease, tonsil stones and other diseases, and can actively seek medical treatment for systematic examination and standardized treatment after clear diagnosis and etiology.