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Tuberculosis continues to be a major public health problem. This disease has varying presenting features. We here present a case of primary tuberculosis of the nose with intracranial extension, a very rare presenting feature of tuberculosis.
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PMID: 21141342
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This report describes the findings in a bull with severe inflammation of the muzzle and nose attributable to a nose ring. The most striking finding was that the bull continually licked the right side of the upper lip. The muzzle and right upper lip were swollen, hard, reddened and partially depigmen...
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PMID: 20814862
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We focus on rhinological diseases from antiquity till the time being, following the journey of evolution of topical and nebulizer therapy for sinonasal inflammatory diseases in Greece, from "milothris" to modern nasal sprays, leading to an understanding of the philosophy of our predecessors and the...
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PMID: 21038014
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We present the case of a 31-year-old man with a nasal dermoid sinus cyst who presented with a nasal dorsal abscess. We review the embryology of nasal dermoid sinus cysts, and we discuss their presentation, evaluation, and management in adults....
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PMID: 20737361
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Lupus vulgaris (LV) is the commonest morphological variant of cutaneous tuberculosis. Case of LV of external nose extending to internal nose causing septal perforation is documented here. Histopathology of biopsy taken confirmed the diagnosis of LV. Patient responded well to Anti-tubercular therapy...
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PMID: 21043315
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Significant differences between the pre- and postoperative periods were observed in either grip strength or pinch strength (p<0.05). No recurrence or injury to the neurovascular structures was noted in the follow-up period. CONCLUSION: The technique is simple and effective, employs inexpensive instr...
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PMID: 20669109
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Attempt to describe and analyse the radiological and nuclear medicine patterns of sinonasal sarcoidosis (SNS) still poorly reported in the literature.
Retrospective single institution study of 22 consecutive patients with symptomatic biopsy-proven SNS to evaluate the interest of CT, MRI, (67)Ga scin...
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PMID: 19959235
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Despite some limitations of CFD simulations, this technology has improved understanding of the complex nasal anatomy and the implications of disease and surgery on physiology....
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PMID: 20502749
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The first case of a postrhinoplasty cyst lined with unusual stratified squamous epithelium, unlike the other published mucous ones, is described in this article. There are two different theories accounting for this complication: namely mucosal herniation and the free graft theory. Although the cyst...
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PMID: 20502769
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Powered instruments have been introduced into otorhinolaryngology practice over the last decade. These instruments were accepted immediately by many institutions, and continuing development has led to the current use of microdebriders in a variety of surgical procedures in otorhinolaryngology. In cl...
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PMID: 20420560
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A total of 54 patients were identified. The follow-up period ranged from 6 to 12 months. Indications for septoplasty included nasal obstruction (40.7%) and access (59.3%). The data showed that both the objective and subjective outcomes improved after septoplasty. Complications included transient den...
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PMID: 19883179
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Systemic disorders represent a heterogenous group of diseases which can primarily manifest at the nose and sinuses as limited disease or secondarily as part of the systemic involvement. Rhinologists therefore play an important role in the diagnostic but also therapeutic process. Although therapy of...
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PMID: 20352566
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Bilastine had a rapid onset of action, within 1 h, and a long duration of action, greater than 26 h. Cetirizine was similar. Fexofenadine was similar on day 1 but less effective on day 2, indicating a shorter duration of action. Bilastine, like cetirizine and fexofenadine, was safe and well tolerate...
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PMID: 19943178
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We report a case of 17-year-old girl who presented with gradual destruction of the nose along with endopthalmitis and loss of vision of the left eye. On nasal examination, left alae nasi and nasal cartilage was destroyed. Left eye showed signs of endopthalmitis with pthisis bulbi with complete loss...
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PMID: 21114178
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We compared the prevalence of idiopathic rhinorrhea in the PD patients versus controls, the correlation between rhinorrhea and anosmia in PD patients, and the factors associated with rhinorrhea in the PD patients. The results of the study are that 6% of controls versus 24% of PD patients had rhinorr...
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PMID: 20374072
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We report an unusual case of respiratory depression and prolonged apnea after a single, 50-mg intravenous dose of tramadol. Shortly after an uneventful surgery and anesthesia, the patient was administered intravenous tramadol. Soon after the tramadol injection, the patient became apneic, did not res...
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PMID: 20583455
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Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare angioinvasive fungal infection that has a strong predilection for patients with poorly controlled diabetes and immunosuppression. Initial presenting symptoms are nonspecific and frequently are attributed to more mundane sinonasal and orbital patho...
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PMID: 19942703
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We used a bicoronal approach to facilitate craniotomy when required intraoperatively because imaging is unable to diagnose intracranial extension with sufficient accuracy....
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PMID: 20186096
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We surgically treated 8 cases of giant cell granuloma. Our article focuses on a 59-year-old woman who came to our department with a swelling on the right side of the face. Computed tomography examination showed an osteolytic and expansive neoformation spreading up from the lateral wall of the nose t...
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PMID: 20186081
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OBJECTIVE: The educational objectives for this self-assessment module are for the participant to exercise, self-assess, and improve his or her understanding of radiology in pediatric congenital sensorineural hearing loss, posterior plagiocephaly, and midline nasofrontal mass. CONCLUSION: The activit...
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PMID: 20173176
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We report the case of a 43-year-old Senegalese woman who presented with a polypoid, intranasal mass caused by Rosai-Dorfman disease. A diagnosis of a granulomatous process, including rhinoscleroma, was initially discussed. The correct diagnosis was made histologically by demonstrating aggregates of...
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PMID: 19646302
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This study evaluated the effect of 1% bifonazole cream in the treatment of canine sino-nasal aspergillosis (SNA). The cream was instilled through perendoscopically placed catheters into the frontal sinuses and was used either as single therapy after debridement (DC) or as adjunctive therapy after 2%...
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PMID: 20436862
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The easier access to cocaine allows chronic and intensive consumption. Nasally inhaled cocaine causes important midfacial lesions called: Cocaine Induced Midline Destructive Lesions. These lesions are due to several factors, the anesthetic, vasoconstrictive, locally prothrombotic properties of cocai...
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PMID: 20060991
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We must diagnose it as early as possible, establish early treatment with amphotericin B and perform a surgical manoeuvre to obtain infection-free margins. It is rare and largely unknown, contributing to delayed diagnosis. It should be borne in mind due to the great increase of population with risk f...
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PMID: 20207339
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The authors present the case of a 41-year-old woman with nasal and laryngeal involvement by sarcoidosis, review the literature and discuss the otolaryngologic manifestations, the diagnostic evaluation, treatment and prognostic of this entity.
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PMID: 20927498
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Two dogs, 4 and 7 years of age, were presented for evaluation and treatment of excessive sneezing. Physical examinations in both cases were within acceptable limits except for the presence of a single mass in the left nasal passage in the first case and left-sided nasal discharge in the second case....
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PMID: 20194369
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The findings of the present study support the investigators' opinion that the use of hypertonic sea-water solution, i.e. the product Marimer Hypertonic should be recommended for nasal douching after corrective nasal septal surgery (septoplasty), functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and surgical...
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PMID: 20476589
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We report a 6.5-year-old girl with rhinolithiasis complicated with sinusitis, frontal osteomyelitis and epidural abscess; she had a history dating back four years....
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PMID: 20560257
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Various terms (including patent nasopalatine fistula and patent nasopalatine duct) have been used to describe the presence of a developmental fistulous tract that connects the oral and nasal cavities through an oral opening located at the incisive papilla. Reportedly, this condition is a rare develo...
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PMID: 20129895
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We describe a simple technique using trimmed straws and wrapped Netcell packs for post-operative care following septal surgery, rhinoplasty and endoscopic sinus surgery. These packs also assist suction of any blood or mucous from the post-nasal space....
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PMID: 19765328
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We performed a cross-sectional study including 80 subjects employed in the coking unit of a petroleum refinery (54 males and 26 females, aged 28-56 years, duration of exposure 7-28 years) and an equal number of office workers, matched by sex, age and smoking habits. Asthma and allergic rhinitis diag...
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PMID: 21105591
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The maximum velocity and wall shear stress were found always to occur in the downstream region of the septal perforation, and could potentially cause bleeding in that region, as previously reported. During the breathing process, there was flow exchange and flow reversal through the septal perforatio...
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PMID: 19775487
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We found some different outcomes of septoplasty at our center compared with the reports in the literature. One of the major differences between this and previous studies is in the mean age of patients undergoing surgery, 22.44 years in our study vs more than 40 years in most studies. In this study,...
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PMID: 20015747
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Chronic nasal disease is a common problem in dogs. To determine the aetiology, a retrospective study in 75 dogs with persistent and chronic nasal disease was done. All dogs were evaluated by means of survey nasal radiographs, antegrade and retrograde rhinoscopy, bacterial and fungal cultures, and hi...
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PMID: 20458862
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Nasolabial cyst is a rare epithelial and non-odontogenic cyst of the jaw. It is situated behind the ala nasi, extending backwards into the inferior nasal meatus and forward into the labio-gingival sulcus. Predominant symptoms are swelling of the nasal vestibule, local pain, and nasal obstruction. Ra...
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PMID: 19800645
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On July 2009, 5 fly larvae were discovered inside the nose of a 76-year-old female. She was living in Cheonan-si, and in a state of coma due to rupture of an aortic aneurysm. Surgery was performed on the day of admission, and the larvae were found 4 days later. By observing their posterior spiracle,...
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PMID: 19967091
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Computed tomography revealed marked turbinate destruction and soft tissue densities in the nasal passages. Histologic examination of nasal specimens revealed chronic active inflammation and branching fungal hyphae consistent with Aspergillus spp. Fungal culture of nasal specimens resulted in growth...
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PMID: 19912040
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We excised a mass of nasal vestibule, a site far away sun-exposure. To our knowledge, this is the first case of nasal vestibular keratoacanthoma. For a clinician and a pathologist it is important to consider a benign lesion like Keratoacanthoma (KA) in the differential diagnosis of ulcerated nasal l...
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PMID: 20128508
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Multiple masses in the nasopharynx were detected via endoscopic and radiographic examinations. Cytologic and histologic examinations of biopsy specimens of 1 mass revealed round yeasts with thick nonstaining capsules and occasional narrow-based budding that resembled cryptococcal organisms. TREATMEN...
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PMID: 19751170
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When added to a standardized general anesthetic, bilateral IOB do not decrease actual time to discharge following outpatient nasal surgery despite a beneficial effect on postoperative pain....
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PMID: 19475468
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We explain type III drainage (median drainage or modified Lothrop procedure) and technical details including the application of nasal packing, mitomycin C, mucosal transplants, and silicone foils or stents. Special aspects of postoperative care are highlighted. Specific instrumentation and endoscopi...
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PMID: 19517082
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Zusammenfassung Im 2. Teil unseres Konzepts zur Chirurgie der Stirnhöhle werden die endonasale Typ-III-Drainage und operative Details wie der Einsatz von Nasentamponaden, Mitomycin C, Schleimhauttransplantaten, Folien und Platzhaltern erläutert und Hinweise zur Nachbehandlung g...
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We present a concept of frontal sinus surgery that depends on the individual anatomy of the frontal and ethmoid sinuses and includes a stepwise intensity of the surgical procedure. Endonasal frontal sinus drainage according to Draf ranges from uncinectomy to the maximal procedure, type III drainage;...
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PMID: 18607556
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Understanding the physiological concepts of wound healing after rhinologic procedures facilitates detection and management of more or less obvious problems of wound healing. In this review, the physiologic processes involved in wound healing are explained, and typical clinical constellations are pre...
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PMID: 19609734
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The deviations from defined landmarks of virtual in comparison to optical endoscopy are between 1.4 mm and 11.1 mm. Manoeuvering the virtual endoscope was found to be better than with the optical endoscope but the important parameters for visualization were similar. The accuracy of volume rendering,...
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PMID: 19636516
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We identified 3 patients with chronic, asymptomatic HIV who presented between 2001 and 2005 with spontaneous nasal septal abscesses in the absence of previous trauma, nasal surgery, sinusitis, infection, or immunodeficiency. A MEDLINE search revealed no other cases of spontaneous isolated nasal sept...
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PMID: 19688716
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The authors present a case of heterotopic central nervous system tissue observed in an 81-year-old male in the form of an ethmoidal polyp. A review of the literature indicates that this is a rare condition characterised by a connective tissue lesion with astrocytic and oligodendrocytic glial cells,...
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PMID: 20161881
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INTRODUCTION: In epistaxis, anterior bleeding points are easily cauterised under direct vision, but those which occur in the posterior nose present a greater challenge. Standard cautery techniques limit simultaneous use of other equipment in the narrow posterior nose. METHODS: This article presents...
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PMID: 19216836
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We conducted a retrospective analysis of 18 cases of rhinolithiasis treated in our clinic between 1990 and 2004. Age, sex, locations, diagnostic methods, and surgical technique were analyzed. Diagnosis was made by clinical examination and radiologic methods. Anterior rhinoscopy was performed in all...
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PMID: 19623520
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In 203 (86.8%) of the 234 cases, only a pneumatized cavity was observed. The cavity was filled with purulent secretion in 13 (5.6%) cases. A bony septum, pyocele, polyp, ossifying fibroma, fungus ball, and cholesteatoma were the other extraordinary pathologies associated with CB. CONCLUSION: Althoug...
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PMID: 19618011
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Addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by repetitive and compulsive drug-seeking behavior and drug abuse despite negative health or social consequences. Cocaine addiction is a significant worldwide public health problem, which has somatic, psychological, psychiatric, socio-economic...
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PMID: 19642439
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