Pneumosinus dilatans as the aetiology of progressive bilateral blindness

Br J Plast Surg. 1992 Aug-Sep;45(6):469-73. doi: 10.1016/0007-1226(92)90212-g.

Abstract

Pneumosinus Dilatans is a rare condition of the craniofacial skeleton which was diagnosed in an adolescent male who presented with progressive bilateral blindness and many features of osteodysplasty (Melnick-Needles Syndrome). The clinical course and unusual pathology of this case which included the compression of both optic nerves within long tubes of bone are described, together with the surgical intervention performed to arrest the patient's loss of vision.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Air
  • Blindness / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mandibulofacial Dysostosis / complications*
  • Mandibulofacial Dysostosis / surgery
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology*
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery
  • Optic Nerve*
  • Osteochondrodysplasias / pathology
  • Sphenoid Sinus / pathology
  • Visual Fields