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A 36-year-old male patient complains of having headache, obstructed nasal breathing, purulent nasal discharge for 2 weeks. A month before, he had his right maxillary premolar filled. Radiolography revealed an intense opacity of the right maxillary sinus. Diagnostic puncture revealed a large amount of thick malodorous crumbly pus. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Chronic purulent sinusitis
  2. Tumor of the maxillary sinus
  3. Chronic atrophic sinusitis
  4. Acute purulent sinusitis
  5. Chronic suppurative odontogenic sinusitis
Correct answer

Chronic suppurative odontogenic sinusitis

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