A Case of Ethmoid Sinus Mucocele with Transient Intraocular Pressure Elevation.
- Author:
Hyung Iei KIM
1
;
Jung Il MOON
;
Sung Kun CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ethmoid mucocele;
Intranasal ethmoidectomy;
Proptosis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Ethmoid Sinus*;
Exophthalmos;
Humans;
Intraocular Pressure*;
Mucocele*;
Orbit;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1991;32(11):1015-1019
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The ethmoid mucocele, resulting in the proptosis, is known a rare benign lesion. There are a number of ophthalmic manifestations of cystic lesion arising from the ethmoid sinus, which has destroyed the lamina papyracea and invaded the orbit. It is demonstrated by simple orbit X-ray and orbit CT scan. We experienced a case of a ethmoid mucocele in a 36-year-old man. which was associated with frontalgia, proptosis and transient intraocular pressure elevation and was improved after intranasal ethmoidectomy.
