Ethmoidal involvement in "imploding" (silent) sinus syndrome.
A 32-year-old woman presented with mild enophthalmos of her right eye of recent onset. A CT scan revealed characteristic findings of silent sinus syndrome, involving not just the maxillary but the less frequently reported ethmoid sinus as well. A clinically and radiologically noted shrunken and lateralized middle turbinate was a strong pointer to the suspected cause. The symptoms resolved with endoscopic sinus drainage.
Braganza
Andrew
A
Schell Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632001 India. ANDREWBNETS@NETSCAPE.NET
Khooshabeh
Ramona
R
D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed