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Opacified paranasal sinuses

MedGen UID:
1841723
Concept ID:
C5826434
Finding
Synonyms: Paranasal sinuses opacification; Paranasal sinuses opacified
 
HPO: HP:0034494

Definition

White appearance (radio-opaqueness) of a paranasal sinus on radiography. [from HPO]

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Conditions with this feature

Neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia, brain anomalies, distinctive facies, and absent language
MedGen UID:
1854654
Concept ID:
C5935628
Disease or Syndrome
ReNU syndrome (RENU), also known as neurodevelopmental disorder with hypotonia, brain anomalies, distinctive facies, and absent language (NEDHAFA), is characterized by hypotonia, global developmental delay, severely impaired intellectual development with poor or absent speech, delayed walking or inability to walk, feeding difficulties with poor overall growth, seizures (in most), dysmorphic facial features, and brain anomalies, including ventriculomegaly, thin corpus callosum, and progressive white matter loss (Greene et al., 2024; Schot et al., 2024; Chen et al., 2024).

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PubMed

Skedros DG, Haddad J Jr, Bluestone CD, Curtin HD
Laryngoscope 1993 Jan;103(1 Pt 1):28-32. doi: 10.1288/00005537-199301000-00007. PMID: 8421416
Eichel BS
Laryngoscope 1977 May;87(5 Pt 1):737-50. doi: 10.1002/lary.5540870509. PMID: 850452

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Elden LM, Reinders ME, Kazahaya K, Tom LW
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2011 Dec;75(12):1594-8. Epub 2011 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.09.014. PMID: 22005666
Camargo RA, Tuon FF, Sumi DV, Gebrim EM, Imamura R, Nicodemo AC, Cerri GG, Amato VS
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010 Sep;83(3):515-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0081. PMID: 20810813Free PMC Article
Chandra RK, Palmer JN, Tangsujarittham T, Kennedy DW
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004 Oct;131(4):514-8. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.03.022. PMID: 15467628
Burke TF, Guertler AT, Timmons JH
Acad Emerg Med 1994 May-Jun;1(3):235-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1994.tb02437.x. PMID: 7621202
Eichel BS
Laryngoscope 1977 May;87(5 Pt 1):737-50. doi: 10.1002/lary.5540870509. PMID: 850452

Diagnosis

Vo TA, Patel A, Boisvert CJ
Can J Ophthalmol 2018 Jun;53(3):e117-e120. Epub 2017 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.09.015. PMID: 29784176
Huang KL, Huang CC, Lee TJ, Huang CC
B-ENT 2015;11(3):245-7. PMID: 26601560
Chandra RK, Palmer JN, Tangsujarittham T, Kennedy DW
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004 Oct;131(4):514-8. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.03.022. PMID: 15467628
Silver AJ, Baredes S, Bello JA, Blitzer A, Hilal SK
Radiology 1987 Apr;163(1):205-10. doi: 10.1148/radiology.163.1.3823436. PMID: 3823436
Towbin R, Dunbar JS, Bove K
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1979 Jan;132(1):27-31. doi: 10.2214/ajr.132.1.27. PMID: 215020

Therapy

Wise SK, Adappa ND, Chandra RK, Davis GE, Mahdavinia M, Mahmoud R, Messina J, Palmer JN, Patel ZM, Peters AT, Schlosser RJ, Sindwani R, Soler ZM, White AA
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2024 Dec;14(12):1892-1903. Epub 2024 Aug 26 doi: 10.1002/alr.23434. PMID: 39186196Free PMC Article
Wucherpfennig L, Wuennemann F, Eichinger M, Schmitt N, Seitz A, Baumann I, Stahl M, Graeber SY, Chung J, Schenk JP, Alrajab A, Kauczor HU, Mall MA, Sommerburg O, Wielpütz MO
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2023 May;20(5):687-697. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202209-763OC. PMID: 36548543
Vo TA, Patel A, Boisvert CJ
Can J Ophthalmol 2018 Jun;53(3):e117-e120. Epub 2017 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.09.015. PMID: 29784176
Schwartz RH, Pitkaranta A, Winther B
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001 Feb;124(2):160-3. doi: 10.1067/mhn.2001.112879. PMID: 11226949
Skedros DG, Haddad J Jr, Bluestone CD, Curtin HD
Laryngoscope 1993 Jan;103(1 Pt 1):28-32. doi: 10.1288/00005537-199301000-00007. PMID: 8421416

Prognosis

Ohbuchi T, Shimajiri S, Kawamura Y, Koga Y, Nakayama T, Suzuki H
J Med Invest 2021;68(1.2):202-204. doi: 10.2152/jmi.68.202. PMID: 33994472
Kim BG, Kang JM, Shin JH, Choi HN, Jung YH, Park SY
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2015 Jan-Feb;29(1):69-76. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2015.29.4120. PMID: 25590324
Bhattacharyya N
Laryngoscope 2005 Dec;115(12):2123-6. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000183229.20452.65. PMID: 16369155
Schwartz RH, Pitkaranta A, Winther B
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001 Feb;124(2):160-3. doi: 10.1067/mhn.2001.112879. PMID: 11226949
Matthews BL, Smith LE, Jones R, Miller C, Brookschmidt JK
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991 Feb;104(2):244-6. doi: 10.1177/019459989110400214. PMID: 1901154

Clinical prediction guides

Wucherpfennig L, Wuennemann F, Eichinger M, Schmitt N, Seitz A, Baumann I, Stahl M, Graeber SY, Chung J, Schenk JP, Alrajab A, Kauczor HU, Mall MA, Sommerburg O, Wielpütz MO
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2023 May;20(5):687-697. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202209-763OC. PMID: 36548543
Wang PP, Ge WT, Ni X, Tang LX, Zhang J, Yang XJ, Sun JH
Ear Nose Throat J 2019 Aug;98(7):425-430. Epub 2019 Apr 23 doi: 10.1177/0145561319841227. PMID: 31012343
Kim BG, Kang JM, Shin JH, Choi HN, Jung YH, Park SY
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2015 Jan-Feb;29(1):69-76. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2015.29.4120. PMID: 25590324
Camargo RA, Tuon FF, Sumi DV, Gebrim EM, Imamura R, Nicodemo AC, Cerri GG, Amato VS
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010 Sep;83(3):515-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0081. PMID: 20810813Free PMC Article
Chandra RK, Palmer JN, Tangsujarittham T, Kennedy DW
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004 Oct;131(4):514-8. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.03.022. PMID: 15467628

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