Occult sphenoid sinusitis presenting clinically as parotid swelling: a case report.
A case of occult sphenoid sinusitis was diagnosed by an MRI scan in a patient who presented clinically with meningism and unilateral parotid swelling. Although the patient improved with a prolonged course of antibiotics complete resolution occurred only after surgical drainage of the affected sinus.
Balraj
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Department of Otolaryngology, Central Middlesex Hospital, Park Royal, London, UK.
Abramovich
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Shorvon
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis