Atypical Presentation of Undiagnosed Crouzon′s Syndrome With Pansinusitis, Orbital Cellulitis, and Altered Mentation Successfully Managed With Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Case Report
Parul Issar, Shivam Galav, Raunaq Goel, Ashesh Bhushan · 2026
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Parul Issar, Shivam Galav, Raunaq Goel, and Ashesh Bhushan report a striking case of a hidden skull condition in a 2026 paper. Crouzon syndrome is a rare inherited disorder where skull seams fuse too early, leaving the mid-face undergrown. It is usually spotted in infancy, so a first finding in a teenager, through infection, is very rare.
The patient was a fourteen-year-old boy who arrived with fever, headache, confusion, and a swollen left eye. Scans showed infected sinuses across the whole face, an eye socket infection, and skull bone infection, plus the classic face shape. Drugs were adjusted once a resistant germ was found, and urgent endoscopic sinus surgery cleared the infection. He recovered fast, and a gene test later confirmed the syndrome.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Parul Issar, Shivam Galav, Raunaq Goel, Ashesh Bhushan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |