Isolated Frontal Sinusitis and Anosmia: A Novel Presentation

P K Purushothaman; Saniya Ahmed; Keerthini Arun; Alkis James Psaltis

doi:10.1007/s12070-020-02298-7

Isolated Frontal Sinusitis and Anosmia: A Novel Presentation

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Sep;73(3):389-391. doi: 10.1007/s12070-020-02298-7. Epub 2021 Jan 2.

Authors

P K Purushothaman¹, Saniya Ahmed¹, Keerthini Arun¹, Alkis James Psaltis²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu India.
² Head of Department, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Anosmia; Frontal sinus; Isolated frontal sinusitis; Olfaction; Olfactory dysfunction.