Optic neuritis caused by aspergilloma within Onodi cell pyomucocele in a 62-year-old woman

Sun Hwa Lee, Seong Jong Yun

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Abstract

Onodi cells are anatomical variants of the posterior ethmoidal cells, which are greatly pneumatized laterally, and to some degree superiorly, to the sphenoid sinuses. The clinical importance of the Onodi cell is that it contains the optic canal and lies in close proximity to the optic nerve. Although the incidence of Onodi cell pathologies such as mucocele is extremely low, they may cause ophthalmological complications due to the close anatomical proximity between the Onodi cell and the optic nerve. Optic neuritis caused by aspergillosis of the Onodi cell, presenting in the Emergency Department as an aspergilloma within a pyomucocele, has not been reported previously. Here, we describe the first such case; the aspergilloma within the pyomucocele was completely removed via surgical endoscopy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)120-122
Number of pages3
JournalSigna Vitae
Volume13
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

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Keywords

  • Aspergilloma
  • CT
  • MRI
  • Onodi cell pyomucocele
  • Optic neuritis

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