title: Visual dysfunction: abnormal sign of benign sphenoethmoidal lesions.
abstract: Isolated visual dysfunction with or without proptosis is rarely described as a sign of benign sphenoethmoidal lesions. Five patients with benign swelling of the sino-orbital region and related visual defects are reported. Cases include one patient with fibrous dysplasia, two patients with mucocoeles and two patients suffering from aspergillosis of the sinuses. A review of the literature and discussion of the cases is presented.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Cairo University.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rifai
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kenawi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity