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El mareo aislado como una presentación atípica de la mucocele del seno etmoide: un informe de caso
Karim K Kalout1, Wendy E Saliba1, Samer R Nasr2,3
1Cardiology, University of Balamand, Beirut, LBN.
Cureus
|September 2, 2025
Resumen
Un caso raro de mucocele etmoide que se presenta como mareo en un hombre mayor destaca la importancia de considerar la enfermedad del seno paranasal en los diagnósticos de trastornos vestibulares. Las imágenes y la cirugía rápidas mejoraron la condición del paciente.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Otorrinolaringología
- Neurología
Sus antecedentes:
- Las mucosas del seno paranasal son crecimientos benignos, que generalmente afectan a los senos frontales o etmoides.
- Los síntomas comunes incluyen problemas nasales u orbitales debido a la proximidad de las estructuras vitales.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para reportar un caso inusual de un mucocele etmoide anterior que se presenta con mareos aislados.
- Para enfatizar la importancia de considerar la patología del seno paranasal en pacientes de edad avanzada con síntomas vestibulares inexplicables.
Principales métodos:
- Informe de caso de un hombre de 77 años que presentaba mareos repentinos.
- Las imágenes de diagnóstico revelaron un mucocele etmoide anterior que comprime la órbita medial.
- El tratamiento incluyó cirugía endoscópica del seno para drenar la mucocele.
Principales resultados:
- El paciente experimentó mareos como síntoma principal, lo que condujo a una caída.
- Las imágenes identificaron un mucocele etmoide anterior izquierdo y un hematoma subdural crónico.
- El drenaje posquirúrgico de la mucocele dio lugar a una mejoría clínica de los mareos.
Conclusiones:
- Las mucosas etmoides anteriores rara vez pueden manifestarse como mareos aislados, especialmente en los ancianos.
- La enfermedad del seno paranasal debe incluirse en el diagnóstico diferencial de los trastornos vestibulares periféricos.
- El diagnóstico oportuno a través de imágenes y la intervención quirúrgica puede conducir a resultados favorables.
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