BACKGROUND Visual disturbances associated with isolated sphenoid sinus inflammatory diseases (ISSIDs) are easily misdiagnosed due to the nonspecific symptoms and undetectable anatomical location. The main objective of this retrospective case series is to investigate the clinical features of visual disturbances secondary to ISSIDs. METHODS Clinical data of 23 patients with unilateral or bilate...

Sinus infections are much less common today than they were in the preantibiotic era, but they still are overdiagnosed. Acute sinusitis, a relatively uncommon cause of headache, is the result of infection of one or more of the cranial sinuses. Acute sinusitis usually is characterized by purulent discharge in the nasal passages and a pain profile determined by the site of infection. Sinusitis is ...

Onodi cell sinusitis is a rare cause of isolated oculomotor nerve palsy. The sphenoid sinus and mucocele or invasive fungal are often associated with multiple cranialnerve symptoms simultaneously. However, cranial palsy due to simple rare. Sinus disease difficult diagnose based on patient history physical examination alone; CT MRI help in correctly assessing these lesions. Here we report case o...

Pathology References Isolated sphenoid sinusitis accounts for 2-3% of all sinus infections evaluated by radiologic imaging. Fungal sphenoiditis is present in approximately 5% of isolated sphenoiditis. The most common presenting symptom is frontal/retro-orbital headache; this occurs in roughly 70% of cases. Nasal obstruction is the next most common symptom presenting in 30% of cases. Noninvasive...

Sinusitis is inflammation of the sinuses, which are air-filled cavities in the skull This inflammation leads to blockade of the normal sinus drainage pathways which in turn leads to mucus retention, hypoxia, decreased mucociliary clearance, and predisposition to bacterial growth it is characterized by headache Postnasal drip Face and eye pain Pain over the bridge of the nose sometimes tinged wi...

OBJECTIVE We report two extremely rare cases of isolated sphenoid 'fungal ball' in conjunction with vision loss. METHOD Case reports and a literature review concerning diagnosis and management of isolated sphenoid fungal ball in conjunction with vision loss. RESULTS A mycetoma or fungal ball resulting from isolated sphenoid fungal sinusitis is a rare disease. It is frequently difficult to d...

Neurology India | Jan-Feb 2009 | Vol 57 | Issue 1 Figure 2: Axial contrast-enhanced T1W MRI (a) shows diffuse enhancement of the wall of the right intra-petrous ICA (arrow). Ethmoid and sphenoid sinusitis is also seen. 3D contrast-enhanced MR angiogram (b) shows long segment narrowing of the right ICA (arrow). The left ICA is normal (black arrow) Cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis causing reversi...