Mucoperiosteal hypertrophy: chronic sinusitis

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard , 27 Oct 2008
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Praveen Jha, 30 Sep 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
Suitable For Quiz was set to .
Gender was set to Male.
Presentation was added:
Headache; Old case of sinusitis; FESS done before.
Body was changed:

Chronic sinutitissinusitis with previous FESS.

  • -<p>Chronic sinutitis with previous FESS. </p>
  • +<p>Chronic sinusitis with previous FESS.</p>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

To be addedMarked mucoperiosteal thickening and thick collections in sinuses. Hypertrophied inferior turbinates.

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