Decrease in visual acute, hypertellorism, and exophthalms due to bilateral piomucocele

Background: The Piomucocele is the infection of a pre-existing mucocele. We present a 22-year-old man with decreased visual acuity, hypertelorism,andexophthalmos.Hepresentedinferolateral proptosis and visual acuity 20/80 on the left side. No history of trauma, infection, polyps, or surgery. CTscan w...

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Autores: Vergara-de la Rosa, Esteban, Galvez-Olortegui, Tomas, Galvez-Olortegui, José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Institución:Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
Repositorio:Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:cmhnaaa_ojs_cmhnaaa.cmhnaaa.org.pe:article/1279
Acceso en línea:https://cmhnaaa.org.pe/ojs/index.php/rcmhnaaa/article/view/1279
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hipertelorismo
Agudeza visual
Exoftalmia
Mucocele
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Sumario:Background: The Piomucocele is the infection of a pre-existing mucocele. We present a 22-year-old man with decreased visual acuity, hypertelorism,andexophthalmos.Hepresentedinferolateral proptosis and visual acuity 20/80 on the left side. No history of trauma, infection, polyps, or surgery. CTscan with images suggestive of bilateral mucocele with anterior orbital compression effect on the right side and posterior on the left side. The compressive effect of the ethmoidal and sphenoid pyomukocele on the left side produced compromise of the optic canal with decreased ipsilateral visual acuity. Endoscopic sinonasal surgery was performed with marsupialization and decompression,findingtwowell-definedanteroposterior pyomukoceles on the right side and one left pyomukocele. The evolution was favorable. This unusual presentation forces us to consider unsuspected ocular involvement, mainly in pyomukoceles that involve posterior paranasal sinuses.