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  • Research Article   
  • Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 2018, Vol 8(6): 357
  • DOI: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000357

Isolated Sphenoid Inflammatory Diseases

Manal Sami Alali, Abdulrahman Al Khatib, Ghaleb AlAzzeh and Ali Al Momen*
Department of Ear Nose and Throat, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, MOH, Saudi Arabia
*Corresponding Author : Ali Al Momen, Department of ENT, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, MOH, Saudi Arabia, Tel: +966 555933677, Email: dana4sa@hotmail.com

Received Date: Jul 02, 2018 / Accepted Date: Aug 08, 2018 / Published Date: Aug 15, 2018

Abstract

Background: Isolated sphenoid inflammatory disease is a rare clinical condition among patients with paranasal sinus disease, reported incidence ranged between 1%-3%. The most common symptoms of isolated sphenoid inflammatory lesions are headache, ophthalmological and nasal symptoms. Delayed diagnosis may occur due to its nonspecific symptoms. The disease requires appropriate and good imaging technique for diagnosis. Objective: To discuss different pathologies of isolated sphenoid inflammatory lesions. Patients and Methods: From 2008 to 2017, we performed surgery on 27 patients with isolated sphenoid inflammatory diseases. The presenting signs and symptoms, radiological studies, operative findings and clinical outcomes were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. Results: 27 cases were identified at tertiary hospital of King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam; 12 bacterial sphenoid sinusitis, 4 allergic fungal sinusitis, 4 fungal balls, 2 invasive fungal sinusitis, 3 pediatric (2 sphenoid sinusitis and 1 allergic fungal sinusitis), 1 mucocele and 1 mycopyocele. Conclusion: Isolated sphenoid inflammatory disease is rare, with comprehensive history taking, complete physical examination, appropriate endoscopic examination and advanced imaging studies will give appropriate clinical diagnosis. Histopathology and microbiology are important for definite diagnosis.

Keywords: Sphenoid sinus; Bacterial sinusitis; Fungal sinusitis; Fungal ball; Mucocele

Citation: Alali MS, Al Khatib A, AlAzzeh G, Al Momen A (2018) Isolated Sphenoid Inflammatory Diseases. Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 8: 357. Doi: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000357

Copyright: © 2018 Alali MS, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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