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Foreign Body in Paranasal Sinus: A Late Clinical Presentation
Joint Authors
Monteiro, Francisco
Oliveira, Pedro
Condé, Artur
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-01-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The occurrence of foreign bodies in paranasal sinuses is extremely rare.
The symptoms are vague and usually discovered after extra/intracranial complications.
They may, therefore, go unnoticed if there isn’t a strong clinical suspicion.
We present a clinical case of a 64-year-old woman with a paranasal sinus microsurgery history more than 30 years ago, who presented with headache and purulent rhinorrhea.
A glass tubular structure was discovered in the ethmoid complex.
She underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
Since glass is an inert material that doesn’t cause foreign body reaction, the patient may not present any symptom or sign.
However, if there is obstruction in the drainage of the ostiomeatal complex, it can manifest itself as rhinosinusitis, which we believe happened in our case.
To the best of our knowledge, this is probably the first reported case of a glass removed from the ethmoidal sinuses, diagnosed with more than 30 years of evolution.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Monteiro, Francisco& Oliveira, Pedro& Condé, Artur. 2019. Foreign Body in Paranasal Sinus: A Late Clinical Presentation. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Monteiro, Francisco…[et al.]. Foreign Body in Paranasal Sinus: A Late Clinical Presentation. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143241
American Medical Association (AMA)
Monteiro, Francisco& Oliveira, Pedro& Condé, Artur. Foreign Body in Paranasal Sinus: A Late Clinical Presentation. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143241
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143241