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A man complains of a headache, problematic breathing through the nose, and purulent discharge from the nose that are observed for the last 3 months. Four months ago he underwent a treatment of his upper right premolar. X-ray shows a shadow over the right maxillary sinus. Its diagnostic puncture yielded a large amount of thick foul-smelling granulated pus. What is the most likely diagnosis in this case?

Answer options

  1. Maxillary sinus tumor
  2. Chronic purulent odontogenic maxillary sinusitis
  3. Acute purulent maxillary sinusitis
  4. Chronic atrophic maxillary sinusitis
  5. Chronic purulent maxillary sinusitis
Correct answer

Chronic purulent odontogenic maxillary sinusitis

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