[Irreversible bilateral amaurosis secondary to the course of ethmofrontal mucocele]

Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 1990 Jul-Aug;41(4):257-60.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We present a carrier of a mucocele ethmofrontal patient's case that relapsed after surgical treatments and that, subsequently, it caused an intense bilateral and amaurosis. This was attributed to the bilateral atrophy of the optician nerve secondary to the evolution of the own mucocele. It discussed the frequency of this kind of complications in the bibliographical revision made.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blindness / etiology*
  • Blindness / pathology
  • Ethmoid Sinus*
  • Frontal Sinus*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mucocele / complications*
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / complications
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / surgery
  • Radiography