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Radiology Quiz Case 4
David L. Hicks, MD;
Elizabeth M. daCosta, PA-C;
Donald B. Kearns, MD
University of California (Drs Hicks and Kearns) and Children's Hospital and Health Center (Ms daCosta), San Diego, Calif
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004;130:1123.
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A 13-year-old boy with no significant medical history was referred for evaluation of a "tumor in his sinus cavity." He presented to his primary physician with a history of headaches, which had been occurring approximately once a week for the past several months. Although one of his grandmothers suffered from migraine headaches, he reported no photophobia, auras, or other migraine-associated complaints. He did complain of rhinorrhea, especially when he was exposed to grass, and he had a family history of environmental allergies. When he was 11 years old, he was also diagnosed as having mild exercise-induced asthma, for which he takes bronchodilators as needed. He recently had recovered from a viral upper respiratory infection. He had no history of epistaxis and was otherwise healthy.
On physical examination, both ears were normal. Intranasal examination revealed congestion of the left . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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