Sinusitis as the first indication of sarcoidosis an incidental finding in a patient with presumed 'odontogenic' sinusitis: case report.
Involvement of the paranasal sinuses and nose by sarcoidosis is uncommon, and has been reported in only 1-4% of patients with sarcoidosis. Clinical symptoms are nasal obstruction, epistaxis, nasal pain, discharge, anosmia or hyposmia, epiphora, and dyspnoea. We present a case of sarcoidosis in which sinusitis was the first clinical sign of the disease.
Lindeboom
J A
JA
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Academic Medical Center and Academic Center for Dentistry (ACTA), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. j.a.lindeboom@amc.uva.nl
van den Akker
H P
HP
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging