Isolated Frontal Sinusitis and Anosmia: A Novel Presentation

Isolated frontal sinus disease is a rare and highly morbid condition. Although chronic frontal sinusitis has been described in literature, clinically it is quite uncommon in the absence of paranasal sinusitis and rhinitis. Here we examine a case of isolated chronic frontal sinusitis presenting with...

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Autores principales: Purushothaman, P. K., Ahmed, Saniya, Arun, Keerthini, Psaltis, Alkis James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2021
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Clinical Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33425694
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-020-02298-7
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author Purushothaman, P. K.
Ahmed, Saniya
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Psaltis, Alkis James
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description Isolated frontal sinus disease is a rare and highly morbid condition. Although chronic frontal sinusitis has been described in literature, clinically it is quite uncommon in the absence of paranasal sinusitis and rhinitis. Here we examine a case of isolated chronic frontal sinusitis presenting with anosmia—a curious clinical manifestation.
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spelling pubmed-77785582021-01-04 Isolated Frontal Sinusitis and Anosmia: A Novel Presentation Purushothaman, P. K. Ahmed, Saniya Arun, Keerthini Psaltis, Alkis James Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Clinical Report Isolated frontal sinus disease is a rare and highly morbid condition. Although chronic frontal sinusitis has been described in literature, clinically it is quite uncommon in the absence of paranasal sinusitis and rhinitis. Here we examine a case of isolated chronic frontal sinusitis presenting with anosmia—a curious clinical manifestation. Springer India 2021-01-02 2021-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7778558/ /pubmed/33425694 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-020-02298-7 Text en © Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2021
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Purushothaman, P. K.
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Psaltis, Alkis James
Isolated Frontal Sinusitis and Anosmia: A Novel Presentation
title Isolated Frontal Sinusitis and Anosmia: A Novel Presentation
title_full Isolated Frontal Sinusitis and Anosmia: A Novel Presentation
title_fullStr Isolated Frontal Sinusitis and Anosmia: A Novel Presentation
title_full_unstemmed Isolated Frontal Sinusitis and Anosmia: A Novel Presentation
title_short Isolated Frontal Sinusitis and Anosmia: A Novel Presentation
title_sort isolated frontal sinusitis and anosmia: a novel presentation
topic Clinical Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33425694
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