Symptomatic SUNCT syndrome associated with ipsilateral paranasal sinusitis.
Sinusitis has rarely been associated with short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) syndrome. We describe a case of symptomatic SUNCT syndrome caused by sinusitis, which showed typical features of SUNCT syndrome. The patient's symptoms completely resolved without recurrence after endoscopic sinus surgery followed by antibiotic treatment. We suggest that ipsilateral paranasal sinusitis accompanied by the spreading of inflammation through a dehiscence in the lamina papyracea could lead to the development of SUNCT syndrome.
Choi
Jeong-Yoon
JY
Department of Neurology, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seo
Woo-Keun
WK
Kim
Ji Hyun
JH
Oh
Kyungmi
K
Yu
Sung-Wook
SW
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D050798:SUNCT Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents