Mucosal leishmaniasis and abnormalities on computed tomographic scans of paranasal sinuses

dc.contributor.authorCamargo R.A.
dc.contributor.authorTuon F.F.
dc.contributor.authorSumi D.V.
dc.contributor.authorGebrim E.M.
dc.contributor.authorImamura R.
dc.contributor.authorNicodemo A.C.
dc.contributor.authorCerri G.G.
dc.contributor.authorAmato V.S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T01:31:01Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T01:31:01Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractStudies evaluating radiologic aspects, local complications, and structural alterations of the paranasal sinus in patients with mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) are lacking. The aim of this study was to analyze alterations of the paranasal sinuses in patients with ML by using computed tomography (CT) scans. This prospective study evaluated 26 patients in Brazil with ML from December 2008 through June 2009. All patients underwent CT scans of the paranasal sinuses. Paranasal thickening was observed in 25 patients (96%). Nasal perforation was observed in 17 patients (65%). Those patients who received re-treatment showed more abnormalities on CT scan than cured patients (P < 0.05). Complications of ML are not limited to the nasal mucosa but extend to the paranasal sinuses. Mucosal thickening, opacified air cells, bony remodeling, and bony thickening caused by inflammatory osteitis of the sinus cavity walls are CT findings suggestive of chronic sinusitis. Copyright © 2010 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
dc.description.firstpage515
dc.description.issuenumber3
dc.description.lastpage518
dc.description.volume83
dc.identifier.doi10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0081
dc.identifier.issn0002-9637
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/37156
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.titleMucosal leishmaniasis and abnormalities on computed tomographic scans of paranasal sinuses
dc.typeArtigo
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