Abstract

VERGARA-DE LA ROSA, Esteban; GALVEZ-OLORTEGUI, José; GALVEZ-OLORTEGUI, Tomás  and  CONCEPCION-URTEAGA, Luis. Rare presentation occult lateral frontal rhinosinusitis with eyelid fistula, ectropion and lagophthalmos. A case report. Cir. cir. [online]. 2019, vol.87, suppl.1, pp.77-80.  Epub Feb 08, 2022. ISSN 2444-054X.  https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.19000864.

We report an unusual case of a 53-year-old male with fistula, ectropion and lagophthalmos due to lateral frontal rhinosinusitis. Two years ago, he presented soft erythematous swelling at internal epicanthus. A year and a half before, he presented upper eyelid fistula secretion drainage, cicatricial ectropion and lagophthalmos. No otorhinolaryngological or visual discomfort was reported. Ophthalmology performed ectropion surgical repair using skin grafting, with no improvement. They requested magnetic resonance imaging which showed a suggestive image of frontal lateral sinusitis, being transferred to the Otorhinolaryngology service. External and endoscopic nasal surgery was performed, which resolved the sinus pathology with good evolution.

Keywords : Fistula; Eyelids; Frontal sinusitis; Ectropion; Lagophthalmos.

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