Obliteration of maxillary and sphenoid sinuses in Gaucher's disease

Paranasal sinus obliteration is described in a patient with adult type Gaucher's disease. Plain radiographs and computed tomography showed obliteration of paranasal sinuses due to medullary expansion of surrounding bone. The mandible and maxilla are rarely affected in Gaucher's disease and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of radiology 1997-05, Vol.70 (833), p.533-535
Hauptverfasser:	Karabulut, N, Ahmetoglu, A, Ariyürek, M, Erol, C, Gürakan, F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Female Gaucher Disease - complications Gaucher Disease - diagnostic imaging Humans Maxillary Sinus - diagnostic imaging Paranasal Sinus Diseases - diagnostic imaging Paranasal Sinus Diseases - etiology Radiography Sphenoid Sinus - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	Paranasal sinus obliteration is described in a patient with adult type Gaucher's disease. Plain radiographs and computed tomography showed obliteration of paranasal sinuses due to medullary expansion of surrounding bone. The mandible and maxilla are rarely affected in Gaucher's disease and obliteration of paranasal sinuses due to bony expansion has not previously been reported.
ISSN:	0007-1285 1748-880X
DOI:	10.1259/bjr.70.833.9227238