Presentation
Recurrent sinusitis
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Infected concha bullosa
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Sinusitis with right side infected concha bullosa.
From the case:
Infected concha bullosa
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Sinusitis with right side infected concha bullosa.
Case Discussion
The ethmoid air cells may pneumatize the middle turbinate; this condition is known as concha bullosa. The air space within the turbinate is susceptible to the same pathologies as other sinuses and may thus become infected, obstructed (mucocoele), or be the site of malignancy.