Pyocele of the middle turbinate.
Mucoceles are uncommon and the majority occur in the fronto-ethmoidal complex. We present the first case of a secondarily infected mucocele arising from a concha bullosa of the middle turbinate. It was excised intranasally with complete resolution of symptoms.
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014420:Turbinates / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*