Rinosinusitis esfenoidal aislada en un paciente adulto mayor: reporte de caso
Sphenoidal rhinosinusitis is infrequent and potentially dangerous, it is an inflammation and infection of the mucosa that lines the sinus cavity, it presents with a non-specific clinical condition, the most common is intense headache, visual and cranial nerve alterations, having few otorhinolaryngological manifestations which generates a late diagnosis. The implementation of timely treatment will reduce serious complications given the proximity to neighboring vital structures. In this article, a clinical case regarding will be presented in order to address clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment.
Authors
- Diamelys Rivero Pérez
- Luisa Fernanda Berástegui Ortiz
- Diana Carolina Vallejo Mondragón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9675-3865)
- Ana Cristina Gaxiola López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0317-863X)
Institutions
- Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital (CU)
- Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana (CU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACTA DE OTORRINOLARINGOLOGÍA & CIRUGÍA DE CABEZA Y CUELLO
- Published
- 2026-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37076/acorl.v54i4.853
- Primary Topic
- Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00