Pneumocele as a rare differential diagnosis in trigeminal irritation.
A case of a pneumocele concerning the maxillary sinus causing trigeminal irritation is presented. Pneumoceles are rare conditions of an abnormal dilatation of a paranasal sinus containing only air, lined by unremarkable mucosa, and associated with a bony defect. Symptoms, diagnostic findings, therapy, possible causes, and pathogenesis are discussed.
Knapp
Felix B
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Freiburg, Germany.
Klenzner
Thomas
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D000388:Air; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D008875:Middle Aged; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*