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Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Clinical Radiograph of The Week: Vol2, No10


The following case was presented in the recent edition (vol2No10) of otorhinolaryngology news:
A 55-year old male presented with reccurent excruciating right hemicranial headache worse in the right periorbital region of 4 months duration. The onset was preceded by an attack of flu. There was little response to analgesia. Clinical and opthalmological examinations were negative.MRI brain was negative. CT Scan of sinuses revealed the feature shown (red outline). You may want to see other views for clarity.

Diagnosis: Isolated Sphenoid Sinusitis. This patient was found to, at sphenoidotomy have a polyp-filled right sphenoid sinus, with complete resolution of symptoms following surgery.

Clinical Photo of The Week - Vol2, No9


This case was presented in the recent (Vol2No9) edition of otolaryngology news:
A 34-year old female presented with recurrent painful sublingual swelling of 3 years. The pain is occasionally felt on the adjoining lower gum. She has had several analgesia to no avail. She has no history of autoimmune disorders, trauma or drug allergy. Examination revealed the structure demonstrated in this picture.
Diagnosis: Infected ranula