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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2013; 03(01): 90-92
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703644
Case Report

FRONTAL SINUS MUCOCELE FOLLOWING A TRIVIAL FACIAL TRAUMA, PRESENTING AS A PYOCELE- A CASE REPORT

Satheesh Kumar Bhandary
1   Professor of ENT, Department of ENT, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575018
,
Vadisha Srinivas Bhat
1   Professor of ENT, Department of ENT, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575018
,
Rishi Ajay Khanna
1   Professor of ENT, Department of ENT, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575018
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Abstract

Mucocele of the praranasal sinus is a slowly expanding epithelial-lined lesion containing inspissated mucus that fills the sinus cavity. It can erode bone and therefore may extend intraorbitally or intracranially. Mucocele develop when the mucous outflow from a sinus is obstructed. When a mucocele becomes infected, it is called a pyocele. Here we are presenting a case of frontal sinus mucocele developed following a trivial facial trauma, which later presented a pyocele. Diagnosis was confirmed with CT scan and the pyocele was treated with endoscopic marsupialization.

Keywords

Mucocele - Pyocele - Frontal sinus - Facial trauma


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Article published online:
29 April 2020

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