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Six year old with isolated sphenoidal mucocele and ophthalmopathy – a case report Cover

Six year old with isolated sphenoidal mucocele and ophthalmopathy – a case report

By: M. Lupascu and  Gh. I. Comsa  
Open Access
|Oct 2013

Abstract

Sphenoid sinus affections in children are very rare occurrences due to the late development of the sinus and treatment may present quite a challenge even to the most skillful surgeon because of the small nasal fossae. Due to the often vague and uncharacteristic symptomatology sphenoid sinus disease is misdiagnosed and the treatment is delayed, sometimes with serious complications that are life threatening if not properly managed. We present the case of a six year old patient with a mucocele affecting an unusually large sphenoid sinus with concomitant Graves-like ophthalmopathy that has been treated through functional endoscopic sinus surgery but also needed prolonged cortisonic treatment.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2013-0029 | Journal eISSN: 1841-4036 | Journal ISSN: 1223-9666
Language: English
Page range: 166 - 169
Published on: Oct 26, 2013
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2013 M. Lupascu, Gh. I. Comsa, published by Ovidius University of Constanta
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.