Abstract
In this case report, a two-year-old boy debuted with irritative and obstructive nasal symptoms and a positive house dust mite allergy test. Antihistamines and nasal steroids were prescribed, but he had persistent nasal symptoms. An initial ear-nose-throat examination was without pathology. At the age of 12 he presented with fever, headache and nasal obstruction, and an MRI scan showed a 4 × 3 × 3 cm tumour in the right ethmoid sinus. Eventually, he was diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia. Persistent nasal obstruction despite medical treatment in children with allergic rhinitis should always lead to an ear-nose-throat examination and possibly MRI scan to rule out nose and sinus tumours.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Fibrous dysplasia in a 12-year-old boy with severe house dust mite allergy |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 181 |
Udgave nummer | 2 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 7 jan. 2019 |
Emneord
- Animals
- Child
- Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone/complications
- Humans
- Male
- Nasal Obstruction/diagnostic imaging
- Pyroglyphidae
- Rhinitis, Allergic/etiology