A Rare Cause of Headache That Should Be Kept in Mind: Isolated Concha Bullosa Fungus Ball

Gündüz E., Çiçek M. T., Bozoğlu M., Tan M., Bayindir T.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, cilt.31, sa.6, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/scs.0000000000006477
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Concha bullosa, fungus ball, headache
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Concha bullosa is characterized by pneumotization of the middle turbinate and is a common variation of sinonasal anatomy and is often asymptomatic. The presence of a fungus ball in concha bullosa and the associated clinic symptoms are very rare. Concha bullosa fungus balls are a rare differential diagnosis in a patient presenting to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with headache. In this article, the authors aimed to present an isolated fungus ball case in concha bullosa as a rare cause of headache differential diagnosis.