title: Occult sphenoid sinusitis presenting clinically as parotid swelling: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Central Middlesex Hospital, Park Royal, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balraj
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abramovich
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shorvon
mesh_terms: 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