Orbital proptosis caused by an ethmoidal mucocele.
A case of a 66-year-old black female who was diagnosed and treated for a chronic ethmoidal sinus mucocele is reported. This case report covers the initial presentation, clinical progression, differential diagnosis, surgical excision, and repair of the lesion. It is significant that the presentation of this patient was mainly on the basis of the ophthalmic manifestations of this disorder.
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery