[Naso-sinusienne sarcoidosis].
BACKGROUND
Sarcoidosis is an ubiquity disease, which can infiltrate all tissues. The cutaneous and ophthalmologic thoracic localizations are most frequent. The nasosinusienne localisation is rare.


OBJECTIVE
The authors report their observations of 4 patients: 2 men and 2 women with a mean age 47.5 years (42-56). Theses cases was diagnosed and treated between january 1998 and December 2003 in the ENT service of the Habib Thameur hospital.


METHODS
The diagnosis was related to a nasal or a sinuses biopsy. The assessment of extension was negative in 3 cases. The corticoid treatment in local pulverization was sufficient in 2 cases. The corticoid treatment by systematic way was necessary among 2 patients. Favourable out look was obtained in all the cases. The naso sinusienne localization is rare, it is exceptionally isolated. The clinical and radiological symptoms are not specifics. Principal element of the diagnosis is the directed biopsy, easy in this localization.
Zribi
Sarra
S
Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Habib Thameur.
M'Barek
Chiraz
C
Ben Gamra
Olfa
O
Bousaffa
Houneida
H
Hariga
Inés
I
Khayat
Olfa
O
Chedly
Ichraf
I
Ktari
Sonia
S
El Khedim
Abdelkader
A
D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone