CASE 311 ..ACUTE HEMIFACIAL PAIN, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC. Boy 14 yo, 7 days ago,pain at left hemifacial and fever.

ENT doctor after rhinoendoscopy said rhinitis, but one week with treatment no response. Emergency consultation with ultrasound paranasal sinus...( us 1..transversection scan with 3.5 MHz laydown position at left maxillary, showing the sinus filling with fluid / us 2 at right sinus no fluid only intrasinus air/ us 3 in comparison to image of sinus scan ultrasound of R and L maxillary / us 4 = scanning in sitting position ).

Ultrasonologist suggested acute sinusitis of maxillary.

MSCT confirmed this US diagnosis.

Blood tests also made sure an acute infection.

Summary of case 311: quickly scaningn ultrasound at paranasal sinus make exactly diagnosis acute sinusitis in emergency room.