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Portable Thermographic Screening for Detection of Acute Wallenberg's Syndrome
Published on: September 19, 2019
Adult-onset Woakes' syndrome: a rare entity
Pedro Salvador1, Francisco Moreira da Silva2, Rui Fonseca2
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira Guimarães, Guimaraes, Creixomil, Portugal josepedrobsalvador@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Woakes' syndrome (WS) is a rare entity, defined as severe recalcitrant nasal polyposis with consecutive deformity of the nasal pyramid. WS occurs mainly in childhood and its aetiology remains unclear. We report a case of a 68-year old woman, with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease, who presented with recurrent nasal polyposis and progressive broadening of the nasal dorsum. CT scan revealed extensive bilateral nasal polyposis and diffuse osteitis, with anterior ethmoidal calcified lesions. The patient underwent revision endoscopic sinus surgery and nasal pyramid deformity was successfully managed without osteotomies.
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