Pneumatised Inferior Turbinate (Pit): a “Pit†Fall for the Unwary Radiologist

Uma Chillalshetti, Veena Kalmath and Sandeep Jakhere
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Uma Chillalshetti: Professor , Department of Radiology, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Medical College ,India
Sandeep Jakhere: Associate Professor, Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, India

Current Trends in Clinical & Medical Imaging, 2018, vol. 2, issue 2, 32-34

Abstract: Pneumatisation of the inferior turbinate is an extremely rare intranasal anatomical variant with less than 50 cases published till date. Nonetheless, it is an important anatomical variation that can cause nasal obstruction and is predisposed to similar inflammatory disorders as the rest of the nasal cavity. Accumulation of secretions with secondary infections and mucocoele formation are some of the complications that can occur. During FESS only the mucosal surface of the inferior turbinate is seen and a pneumatised inferior turbinate may be easily mistaken for a hypertrophied inferior turbinate. Computed tomography can easily diagnose a pneumatised inferior turbinate by demonstrating an air cell inside the inferior turbinate. Because of the extreme rarity of this condition there is a dearth of literature and lack of awareness among the practising and trainee radiologists. We present a case of a 14 year old boy with nasal obstruction and a pneumatised inferior turbinate.

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/CTCMI.2018.02.555585

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