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KMID : 0361020140570060407
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2014 Volume.57 No. 6 p.407 ~ p.410
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A Case of Mucosal Contact Point Headache Caused by Septal Spur
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Cho Won-Woo
Eom Tae-Won
Kim Jeong-Hong
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Abstract
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Headaches attributed to disorders of the sinonasal region make their diagnosis and treatment sometimes challenging. Contact point between opposing mucosal surfaces in the nasal cavity can cause headache by a mechanism of referred pain in the distribution of trigeminal nerve. The most common anatomic abnormality of intranasal contact point is the diverse pattern of septal deviation in association with turbinate deformity or hypertrophy. In the absence of other pathological findings, the evaluation for intranasal contact points should be considered. We herein report that a patient, suffering from headache and periorbital pain refractory to medical treatment, experienced a complete abolition of pain after surgical correction of mucosal contact point in the nasal cavity.
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KEYWORD
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Headache, Mucosal contact point, Septal spur
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