Ethmoidal Mucocele Presenting as Oculomotor Nerve Paralysis.
- Author:
Dae Woo KIM
1
;
Hee Young SOHN
;
Sea Yuong JEON
;
Jin Pyeong KIM
;
Seong Ki AHN
;
Jung Je PARK
;
Seung Hoon WOO
;
Dong Gu HUR
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Blepharoptosis;
Mucocele;
Oculomotor nerve
- MeSH:
Blepharoptosis;
Ethmoid Sinus;
Headache;
Humans;
Male;
Mucocele;
Oculomotor Nerve;
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases;
Ophthalmoplegia;
Paralysis
- From:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
2013;6(2):103-106
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 56-year-old male was admitted with an acute headache and sudden ptosis on the right side. No ophthalmological or neurological etiologies were apparent. A mucocele of the right posterior ethmoid sinus was observed with radiology. After the marsupialization of the mucocele via a transnasal endoscopic approach, the patient's symptoms (oculomotor nerve paralysis and headache) resolved in 4 weeks. Oculomotor paralysis is a rare symptom of an ethmoidal mucocele. In this article, we report this rare case along with a literature review.
