Paradoxical middle turbinate

Case contributed by Sovann Vathana Lay
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Convulsion and amnesia. Incidental finding.

Patient Data

Age: 65 years
Gender: Female

Coronal reconstructed images in bone window shows an inverse curvature of the right middle turbinate. Notice a slight leftward deviation of nasal septum.

No complication i.e. sinusitis or osteomeatal complex obstruction evident.

Note is made of calvarial thickening.

Case Discussion

Paradoxical middle turbinate is a developmental anomaly. If encountered incidentally, it rarely produces any sinus complications hence no further treatment is necessary.

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