Radiological study of the paranasal sinuses in lepromatous leprosy.
Thirty patients of lepromatous leprosy have been studied by radiological investigation for affection of paranasal sinuses. It has been found that leprosy involves all groups of sinuses and maxillary antrum is found to be more commonly affected. Diffuse hypertrophy type of lesion is more commonly recorded in maxillary antrum, in x-ray of paranasal sinuses. The clinical significance and importance of extension of disease in the sinuses is discussed in the light of available literature.
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PBM Hospital Campus, Bikaner, Rajasthan.
D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography