A sphenoid sinus mucocele simulating as retro bulbar optic neuritis
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Pernicious Anaemia with Retro-bulbar Neuritis.
A case of exophthalmos with unilateral partial ophthalmoplegia affecting the inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles associated with a basal metabolic rate of -4 per cent. and mild general symptoms of thyrotoxicosis in a male aged 31 years is described. The effects and significance of 3 injections on successive days of 600 organon units (1,200 Schoeller urits) of the thyrotropic hormone of...
متن کاملA Case of Acute Unilateral Retro-bulbar Neuritis Associated with Nasal-sinus Disease.
RETRO-BULBAR neuritis, due to nasal sinusitis, is probably much less common than was formerly thought. It is true that a retrobulbar neuritis may occasionally be due to absorption from some septic focus. I have seen such a case in a patient with severe dental sepsis. The eye. condition ran an acute course, was bilateral and cleared up completely in about four months' time. In my early days at'S...
متن کاملSphenoid sinus mucocele with unilateral blindness.
Mucoceles of the sphenoid sinus are rare and may frequently remain undiagnosed until symptoms due to compression of surrounding structures set in. In such cases, the optic nerve, because of its close proximity to the sphenoid sinus, is at risk, and pressure exerted by the mucocele may result in visual impairment. A case of a sphenoid sinus mucocele with sudden-onset unilateral blindness as the ...
متن کاملSphenoid sinus mucocele with blindness: a rare presentation.
Isolated sphenoid sinus mucocele is a rare entity. Here we report a case of isolated sphenoid sinus mucocele in a 9 years old girl presenting with unilateral blindness and without any sinonasal complaints. C.T. scan revealed an isolated sphenoid sinus mucocele which was managed endoscopically. A brief review of literature is also included.
متن کاملOptic neuropathy secondary to a sphenoid-ethmoidal mucocele: Case report.
CASE REPORT The case is presented of a 51-year old male patient with a history of blunt trauma in the frontal region and a one-year history of vision loss, proptosis and paresis of the lateral rectus muscle of the right eye. A right ethmoid and bilateral sphenoid mucocele was diagnosed. Drainage was performed using an external and endoscopic approach with improvement in symptoms without recurre...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.95876