Subdural empyema complicating a concha bullosa pyocele

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2002 Sep 24;65(3):249-52. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5876(02)00174-x.

Abstract

Concha bullosa is the most common anatomic variant of the middle turbinate and remains usually asymptomatic. We report a case of concha bullosa pyocele with a subdural empyema in a 11-year-old girl presenting with a subcutaneous tumefaction without neurologic deficit. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a subdural empyema communicating with subcutaneous effusion and the presence of a concha bullosa pyocele being responsible for the obstruction of ostiomeatal complex leading to frontal sinusitis. Resection of the middle turbinate with a middle meatotomy and a frontal skin incision combined with an adequate antibiotic treatment allowed this child to recover within 6 weeks.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Empyema, Subdural / complications*
  • Female
  • Frontal Sinusitis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Mucocele / diagnosis*
  • Nasal Obstruction / complications
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / complications*
  • Turbinates* / surgery