Case: Skull & face radiograph #14548726
Skull & face Intermediate
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
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Answer: Maxillary sinusitis
What to look for in maxillary sinusitis
- Opacification of a maxillary sinus, or an air–fluid level on an erect occipitomental view.
- Mucosal thickening lining the sinus walls.
- Sinusitis is a clinical diagnosis; imaging is not routinely recommended.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Sinusitis maxillaris (Kieferhöhlenentzündung) rechts also links im Röntgenbild. Man erkennt deutlich den Luft-Flüssigkeitsspiegel.
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
