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Unusual metachronous presentation of bilateral frontoethmoid sinus mucoceles
  1. Kirsty Davies1,
  2. Jennifer Wallace1,
  3. Edgardo Abelardo2,3 and
  4. Mario Jaramillo2
  1. 1Department of Otolaryngology, Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen, UK
  2. 2ENT-HNS, Hywel Dda University Health Board, Carmarthen, UK
  3. 3Institute of Life Sciences 2, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kirsty Davies; kirsty.davies{at}wales.nhs.uk

Abstract

A case report of a patient with bilateral frontoethmoid mucoceles with no obvious predisposing factors and each side presenting three years apart, with no ongoing nasal or paranasal signs of disease in the interim.

Bilateral paranasal sinus mucoceles have rarely been described in the literature; this case is unique, as it is the first description of a metachronous presentation. Additionally, the absence of any predisposing factors such as trauma, surgery or chronic sinusitis in either presentation is unusual.

  • ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology
  • ophthalmology

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  • Contributors All authors made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the work, including drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content and approved the final version to be published. All authors agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. KD and JW drafted the work, and EA and MJ revised it critically for important intellectual content.

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