Headache Induced by Fibrous Dysplasia of the Sphenoid Sinus: A Case Report

Hyun Jin Min; Kyung Soo Kim

doi:10.1111/head.12841

Headache Induced by Fibrous Dysplasia of the Sphenoid Sinus: A Case Report

Headache. 2016 Sep;56(8):1348-51. doi: 10.1111/head.12841. Epub 2016 Jun 3.

Authors

Hyun Jin Min¹, Kyung Soo Kim²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.. 99-21045@hanmail.net.

PMID: 27255961
DOI: 10.1111/head.12841

Abstract

Although is a rare disease entity and it is not enough to know about the causal relationship between fibrous dysplasia (FD) of the sphenoid sinus and headache, we should keep in mind the headache is the most common symptom among wide spectrum of potential symptoms in craniofacial FD.

Keywords: fibrous dysplasia; headache; mechanism; sphenoid sinus.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Headache / diagnostic imaging*
Headache / etiology*
Headache / surgery
Humans
Paranasal Sinus Diseases / complications
Paranasal Sinus Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Sphenoid Sinus / diagnostic imaging*
Sphenoid Sinus / pathology*
Sphenoid Sinus / surgery