Empyema of a concha bullosa in a child with cystic fibrosis (case report).
An empyema of a concha bullosa or a middle turbinate pyocoele caused unilateral complete chronic nasal obstruction in an 8 year old girl affected by cystic fibrosis and was successfully operated. The possible pathogenetic mechanisms involved are reviewed and discussed.
Jorissen
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ENT Department, University of Leuven, Belgium.
Boeck
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Van Damme
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Lemahieu
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Ostyn
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D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D004653:Empyema / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014420:Turbinates / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology