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8421421

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-17
pubmed:abstractText
Apparent ethmoid inflammation which resolved with alternation of the nasal cycle or following application of topical vasoconstrictors has been observed with magnetic resonance imaging. A similar phenomenon might occur to a lesser degree with computed tomography (CT), leading to overdiagnosis of limited sinus disease. The degree to which ostiomeatal complex disease is reversible by topical vasoconstrictors was investigated. Ten patients with histories of chronic or recurrent sinusitis underwent coronal CT studies of the paranasal sinuses before and after the application of a topical vasoconstrictor. Mucosal volume or thickness measurements were obtained from the turbinates, infundibulum, ethmoidal cells, and antrum. Vasoconstrictor application markedly reduced turbinate size and appeared to reduce mucosal thickening in the ethmoidal infundibulum. Minimal mucosal changes identified in the paranasal sinuses by computed tomography were not reversed by vasoconstrictors and therefore are likely to be pathologic.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0023-852X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of a topical vasoconstrictor on computed tomography of paranasal sinus disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article