Pneumosinus dilatans

Case contributed by Naqibullah Foladi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

History of nasal obstruction.

Patient Data

Age: 75 years
Gender: Male
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The maxillary sinuses appear hyper-pneumatized. The frontal sinuses also show some degree of hyper-pneumatization. No bone thinning.

Minimal nasal septal deviation with convexity towards the right side. 

Minimally opacified/ poorly aerated mastoid air cells, on both sides. 

Case Discussion

This is a case of pneumosinus dilatans.

The patient was senile, and there was a small blurring due to motion artifact at the level of the ethmoid sinuses. Since the images were readable, re-exposure of the patient was not required.

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