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Case Reports
. 2021 Mar 29;14(3):e242126.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242126.

Rhinitis caseosa

Raghul Sekar  1 , Sunil Kumar Saxena  2 , Kalaiarasi Raja  2 , Antony Raj James  2
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Case Reports

Rhinitis caseosa

Raghul Sekar et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ear; nasal polyps; nose and throat/otolaryngology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Contrast-enhanced CT of nose (axial view A, coronal view B) showing ill-defined heterogeneous fluid attenuating lesion with multiple air foci completely filling the left maxillary sinus and entire nasal cavity with expansion of the maxillary sinus. Erosion of medial wall, floor, focal erosions of lateral wall of left maxillary sinus and lateral deviation of nasal septum towards right maxillary sinus noted (plain CT axial view C).
Figure 2
Figure 2
White cheesy material occupying entire left maxillary sinus(A) eroding medial wall of maxilla and filling entire nasal cavity eroding septum (black arrow) and going into opposite nasal cavity. Cheesy material occupying floor of right nasal cavity (B) between septum and lateral wall (black arrow). Postendoscopic clearance showing an intact posterior wall of left maxilla (star) with septal perforation (black arrow) (C).
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