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Opacified paranasal sinuses

MedGen UID:
1841723
•Concept ID:
C5826434
•
Finding
Synonyms: Paranasal sinuses opacification; Paranasal sinuses opacified
 
HPO: HP:0034494

Definition

White appearance (radio-opaqueness) of a paranasal sinus on radiography. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOpacified paranasal sinuses

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Subperiosteal orbital abscess in children: diagnosis, microbiology, and management.
Skedros DG, Haddad J Jr, Bluestone CD, Curtin HD
Laryngoscope 1993 Jan;103(1 Pt 1):28-32. doi: 10.1288/00005537-199301000-00007. PMID: 8421416
The medical and surgical approach in management of the unilateral opacified antrum.
Eichel BS
Laryngoscope 1977 May;87(5 Pt 1):737-50. doi: 10.1002/lary.5540870509. PMID: 850452

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sinusitis of actinomycosis infection : a case report.
Ohbuchi T, Shimajiri S, Kawamura Y, Koga Y, Nakayama T, Suzuki H
J Med Invest 2021;68(1.2):202-204. doi: 10.2152/jmi.68.202. PMID: 33994472
A stereological study on the correlation of inferior turbinate hypertrophy and paranasal sinus disease.
Ural A, Songu M, Adibelli ZH, Candan H
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Sep;271(9):2437-41. Epub 2014 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s00405-013-2874-5. PMID: 24389985
Mucosal leishmaniasis and abnormalities on computed tomographic scans of paranasal sinuses.
Camargo RA, Tuon FF, Sumi DV, Gebrim EM, Imamura R, Nicodemo AC, Cerri GG, Amato VS
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010 Sep;83(3):515-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0081. PMID: 20810813Free PMC Article
The completely opacified frontal or sphenoid sinus: a marker of more severe disease in chronic rhinosinusitis?
Bhattacharyya N
Laryngoscope 2005 Dec;115(12):2123-6. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000183229.20452.65. PMID: 16369155
Comparison of sinus x-rays with computed tomography scans in acute sinusitis.
Burke TF, Guertler AT, Timmons JH
Acad Emerg Med 1994 May-Jun;1(3):235-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1994.tb02437.x. PMID: 7621202

Diagnosis

Silent Sinus Syndrome: Interesting Clinical and Radiologic Findings.
Bhalla N, Rosenstein J, Dym H
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019 Oct;77(10):2040-2043. Epub 2019 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2019.03.042. PMID: 31071279
Endoscopic Treatment of Isolated Sphenoid Sinus Disease in Children.
Wang PP, Ge WT, Ni X, Tang LX, Zhang J, Yang XJ, Sun JH
Ear Nose Throat J 2019 Aug;98(7):425-430. Epub 2019 Apr 23 doi: 10.1177/0145561319841227. PMID: 31012343
The silent sinus syndrome: a case series and literature review.
Vander Meer JB, Harris G, Toohill RJ, Smith TL
Laryngoscope 2001 Jun;111(6):975-8. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200106000-00008. PMID: 11404606
Diagnosis and management of the opacified sphenoid sinus.
Kron TK, Johnson CM 3rd
Laryngoscope 1983 Oct;93(10):1319-27. doi: 10.1002/lary.1983.93.10.1319. PMID: 6621232
Antrochoanal polyps.
Towbin R, Dunbar JS, Bove K
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1979 Jan;132(1):27-31. doi: 10.2214/ajr.132.1.27. PMID: 215020

Therapy

Longitudinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detects Onset and Progression of Chronic Rhinosinusitis from Infancy to School Age in Cystic Fibrosis.
Wucherpfennig L, Wuennemann F, Eichinger M, Schmitt N, Seitz A, Baumann I, Stahl M, Graeber SY, Chung J, Schenk JP, Alrajab A, Kauczor HU, Mall MA, Sommerburg O, Wielpütz MO
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2023 May;20(5):687-697. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202209-763OC. PMID: 36548543
Unilateral transient vision loss associated with an opacified Onodi cell.
Vo TA, Patel A, Boisvert CJ
Can J Ophthalmol 2018 Jun;53(3):e117-e120. Epub 2017 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.09.015. PMID: 29784176
Computed tomography imaging of the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses in children with short-duration purulent rhinorrhea.
Schwartz RH, Pitkaranta A, Winther B
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001 Feb;124(2):160-3. doi: 10.1067/mhn.2001.112879. PMID: 11226949
Subperiosteal orbital abscess in children: diagnosis, microbiology, and management.
Skedros DG, Haddad J Jr, Bluestone CD, Curtin HD
Laryngoscope 1993 Jan;103(1 Pt 1):28-32. doi: 10.1288/00005537-199301000-00007. PMID: 8421416

Prognosis

Sinusitis of actinomycosis infection : a case report.
Ohbuchi T, Shimajiri S, Kawamura Y, Koga Y, Nakayama T, Suzuki H
J Med Invest 2021;68(1.2):202-204. doi: 10.2152/jmi.68.202. PMID: 33994472
Do sinus computed tomography findings predict olfactory dysfunction and its postoperative recovery in chronic rhinosinusitis patients?
Kim BG, Kang JM, Shin JH, Choi HN, Jung YH, Park SY
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2015 Jan-Feb;29(1):69-76. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2015.29.4120. PMID: 25590324
The completely opacified frontal or sphenoid sinus: a marker of more severe disease in chronic rhinosinusitis?
Bhattacharyya N
Laryngoscope 2005 Dec;115(12):2123-6. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000183229.20452.65. PMID: 16369155
Computed tomography imaging of the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses in children with short-duration purulent rhinorrhea.
Schwartz RH, Pitkaranta A, Winther B
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001 Feb;124(2):160-3. doi: 10.1067/mhn.2001.112879. PMID: 11226949
Endoscopic sinus surgery: outcome in 155 cases.
Matthews BL, Smith LE, Jones R, Miller C, Brookschmidt JK
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991 Feb;104(2):244-6. doi: 10.1177/019459989110400214. PMID: 1901154

Clinical prediction guides

Longitudinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detects Onset and Progression of Chronic Rhinosinusitis from Infancy to School Age in Cystic Fibrosis.
Wucherpfennig L, Wuennemann F, Eichinger M, Schmitt N, Seitz A, Baumann I, Stahl M, Graeber SY, Chung J, Schenk JP, Alrajab A, Kauczor HU, Mall MA, Sommerburg O, Wielpütz MO
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2023 May;20(5):687-697. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202209-763OC. PMID: 36548543
Endoscopic Treatment of Isolated Sphenoid Sinus Disease in Children.
Wang PP, Ge WT, Ni X, Tang LX, Zhang J, Yang XJ, Sun JH
Ear Nose Throat J 2019 Aug;98(7):425-430. Epub 2019 Apr 23 doi: 10.1177/0145561319841227. PMID: 31012343
Mucosal leishmaniasis and abnormalities on computed tomographic scans of paranasal sinuses.
Camargo RA, Tuon FF, Sumi DV, Gebrim EM, Imamura R, Nicodemo AC, Cerri GG, Amato VS
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010 Sep;83(3):515-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0081. PMID: 20810813Free PMC Article
Paranasal sinus fungus ball: epidemiology, clinical features and diagnosis. A retrospective analysis of 173 cases from a single medical center in France, 1989-2002.
Dufour X, Kauffmann-Lacroix C, Ferrie JC, Goujon JM, Rodier MH, Klossek JM
Med Mycol 2006 Feb;44(1):61-7. doi: 10.1080/13693780500235728. PMID: 16805094
The completely opacified frontal or sphenoid sinus: a marker of more severe disease in chronic rhinosinusitis?
Bhattacharyya N
Laryngoscope 2005 Dec;115(12):2123-6. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000183229.20452.65. PMID: 16369155

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