Pyocele of the middle turbinate. A case report.
Pneumatization of the middle turbinate bone is a result of migration of ethmoid air cells. The accumulation of mucus when the ostium is blocked results in the formation of a mucocele or, if superadded infection is present, a pyocele (empyema).
D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013492:Suppuration; D014420:Turbinates / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*