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Silent sinus syndrome.

Neelu K Hira¹, William J Lipham, Michelle M Marciniak

¹Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. nhira@bhs.umn.edu

Optometry (St. Louis, Mo.)

|October 16, 2004

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Silent sinus syndrome (SSS) causes eye changes like enophthalmos and hypoglobus without pain or nasal symptoms. Diagnosis requires imaging to differentiate it from other conditions.

Area of Science:

Otolaryngology
Ophthalmology
Radiology

Background:

Silent sinus syndrome (SSS) is a subset of chronic maxillary atelectasis (CMA).
SSS involves inward retraction of maxillary sinus walls due to osteomeatal complex obstruction.
Unlike CMA, SSS presents without pain or sinus congestion.

Observation:

Patients with SSS typically present with spontaneous unilateral enophthalmos and hypoglobus.
These patients lack a history of facial trauma or surgery.
Nasal symptoms, sinusitis, and pain are notably absent in SSS cases.

Findings:

A case of a 28-year-old woman with asymptomatic enophthalmos and hypoglobus due to SSS is presented.
The study discusses the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of SSS.

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SSS should be considered in the differential diagnosis for enophthalmos and hypoglobus without trauma or nasal symptoms.

Implications:

SSS diagnosis requires a comprehensive eye examination.
Axial and coronal CT scans of the sinuses and orbits are crucial for confirming SSS.
Early and accurate diagnosis of SSS is essential for appropriate management.