Open AccessComputerised tomographic detection of intracranial complications of paranasal sinus infections
Author(s) -
AO Ogunseyinde,
M O Obajimi,
AM Agunloye
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v23i4.28142
Subject(s) - medicine , paranasal sinuses , sinus (botany) , osteomyelitis , sinusitis , sphenoidal sinus , radiology , frontal sinus , skull , surgery , botany , biology , genus
Ninety-four patients were referred for CT examination of the paranasal sinuses within a five year period. Only 11 (11.7%) of them had intracranial complications. These include cerebral, subdural and epidural abscesses, frontal bone osteomyelitis. The maxillary and ethmoidal sinuses were mostly involved and can be implicated as the sinogenic causes of intracranial infections. Sphenoidal sinus was not involved in any of the patients.