10-year-old with concha bullosa pyogenic mucocele

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 May 15:2018:bcr2018224417. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224417.

Abstract

A 10-year-old girl presented with episodes of migraine. A nasal mass was found randomly during work-up. Interpreted as an osteoma, the mass was removed during endoscopic surgery. However, the histopathological examination turned out to be a pyomucocele in the right middle turbinate, which is an extremely rare yet benign condition in children.

Keywords: otolaryngology / ent; paediatric surgery; radiology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Endoscopy
  • Humans
  • Migraine Disorders / etiology
  • Mucocele* / complications
  • Mucocele* / diagnosis
  • Mucocele* / pathology
  • Mucocele* / surgery
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases* / pathology
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases* / surgery
  • Suppuration / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Turbinates* / diagnostic imaging
  • Turbinates* / pathology