A Case of Visual Loss Due to Isolated Maxillary Sinusitis

Lee, Eun Sub; Kim, Ji Sun

doi:10.35420/jcohns.2016.27.2.366

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 27(2):366-369

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.2016.27.2.366

증례

고립성 상악동 부비동염으로 시력 소실이 유발된 환자 1예

이은섭¹, 김지선¹^,^*

A Case of Visual Loss Due to Isolated Maxillary Sinusitis

Eun Sub Lee¹, Ji Sun Kim¹^,^*

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¹을지대학교 의과대학 서울을지병원 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

^*교신저자: 김지선, 01830 서울 노원구 한글비석로 68 을지대학교 의과대학 서울을지병원 이비인후과학교실 전화: (02) 970-8276·전송:(02) 970-8275 E-mail:vicky96@eulji.ac.kr

© Copyright 2016 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Sep 01, 2016; Revised: Oct 11, 2016; Accepted: Nov 08, 2016

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Optic neuritis is a dangerous complication of sinusitis. Optic neuritis is often caused by ethmoid and sphenoid sinusitis, but rare case of optic neuritis related to sinuses distant from optic nerve has been reported. Prompt surgery and steroid therapy has been recommended to optic neuritis caused by sinusitis, but medical treatment is now in debate. This case report presents a 52 year old man with optic neuritis due to maxillary sinusitis, which was cured after endoscopic sinus surgery and steroid therapy. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2016;27:366-369)

Keywords: 부비동염; 시신경염; 스테로이드

Keywords: Sinusitis; Optic neuritis; Steroid