Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2021
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
- Maxillary sinus tumor
- Chronic purulent odontogenic maxillary sinusitis
- Acute purulent maxillary sinusitis
- Chronic atrophic maxillary sinusitis
- Chronic purulent maxillary sinusitis
Correct answer
Chronic purulent odontogenic maxillary sinusitis
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