Chronic sinusitis-associated antrolith

Chronic sinusitis-associated antrolith

An antrolith is a calcified mass found in the nasal cavity or sinus, usually maxillary, described in literature as a rare phenomenon. Its presenting symptoms are variable and include symptoms associated with chronic sinusitis. We describe a 66 year old man with chronic sinusitis who presented with f...

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Main Authors: Nyla Manning, Patrick Wu, Jana Preis, Hector Ojeda-Martinez, Michael Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918300209
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spelling doaj-e4ae85bb1bc84e9a8ea61601fd3c40f12021-07-02T10:03:31ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092018-01-0114Chronic sinusitis-associated antrolithNyla Manning0Patrick Wu1Jana Preis2Hector Ojeda-Martinez3Michael Chan4SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USASUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USAVA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus, 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USA; Corresponding author.SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USAVA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus, 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, NY 11209, USAAn antrolith is a calcified mass found in the nasal cavity or sinus, usually maxillary, described in literature as a rare phenomenon. Its presenting symptoms are variable and include symptoms associated with chronic sinusitis. We describe a 66 year old man with chronic sinusitis who presented with facial pain and epistaxis and upon further evaluation was found to have an antrolith of the left maxillary sinus. Keywords: Antrolith, Rhinolith, Rhinolithiasis, Sinolith, Sinusitis, Chronic sinusitishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918300209
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publishDate 2018-01-01
description An antrolith is a calcified mass found in the nasal cavity or sinus, usually maxillary, described in literature as a rare phenomenon. Its presenting symptoms are variable and include symptoms associated with chronic sinusitis. We describe a 66 year old man with chronic sinusitis who presented with facial pain and epistaxis and upon further evaluation was found to have an antrolith of the left maxillary sinus. Keywords: Antrolith, Rhinolith, Rhinolithiasis, Sinolith, Sinusitis, Chronic sinusitis
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