Bardet-Biedl syndrome and a large concha bullosa pyocele

Petros D. Karkos*, Marios Stavrakas, Stefanos Triaridis, Konstantinos Markou, Miltiadis Tsalighopoulos

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Abstract

Bardet-Biedl syndrome is a rare disease involving rode cone dystrophy, polydactyly, obesity, learning disabilities, hypogonadism and renal anomalies, symptoms caused by immotile cilia dysfunction. We report the first case of this syndrome in a teenager with an endonasal mass secondary to pyocele of a concha bullosa. The patient was treated successfully with endoscopic sinus surgery. Nasal obstruction secondary to a middle turbinate pyocele in Bardet-Biedl syndrome has not been described before. The pediatrician and the rhinologist should take this entity into consideration when investigating patients with Bardet-Biedl syndrome and sinonasal symptoms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2316-2318
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume78
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Otorhinolaryngology

Keywords

  • Bardet-Biedl syndrome
  • Chronic rhinosinusitis
  • Concha bullosa
  • Mucocele
  • Pyocele

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