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Pyocele of the middle turbinate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Lydia Badia ,
Abhi Parikh  and
Gerold B. Brookes
Lydia Badia
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA.
Abhi Parikh
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA.
Gerold B. Brookes*
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA.
*
Mr G. B. Brookes, The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA.
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Abstract

Mucoceles are uncommon and the majority occur in the fronto-ethmoidal complex. We present the first case of a secondarily infected mucocele arising from a concha bullosa of the middle turbinate. It was excised intranasally with complete resolution of symptoms.

Keywords

TurbinatesMucoceleInfection
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 9 , September 1994 , pp. 783 - 784
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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