Ocular Manifestations of Bilateral Ethmoidal Sinus Mucopyocele: Case Report
Mucoceles of the paranasal sinuses are slowly growing, epithelium-lined cystic lesions with sterile content. When the mucocele content becomes infected with a bacterial super-infection, the lesion is defined as mucopyocele. Mucoceles or mucopyoceles are commonly located in the frontal and anterior...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_1377/Ocular-Manifestations-Of-Bilateral-Ethmoidal-Sinus-Mucopyocele-Case-Report |
| Summary: | Mucoceles of the paranasal sinuses are slowly growing, epithelium-lined cystic lesions with sterile content. When the mucocele
content becomes infected with a bacterial super-infection, the lesion is defined as mucopyocele. Mucoceles or mucopyoceles are
commonly located in the frontal and anterior ethmoidal sinuses and can manifest with ocular signs and symptoms, mostly proptosis.
In this report, we demonstrate a case of bilateral ethmoidal mucopyocele in a 53-year-old female who presented with reduced vision,
diplopia, and proptosis. Computed tomography (CT) scanning of the paranasal sinuses revealed cystic lesions filling the maxillary
sinuses and anterior ethmoidal cells bilaterally and causing erosion in the walls of the sinuses. After marsupialization of the
mucopyoceles was performed by endoscopic sinus surgery, the symptoms of the patient recovered rapidly. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2011;
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| ISSN: | 1300-0659 2147-2661 |