Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 43-47 , January 2007

Infected Dermoid Sinus Tract Mimicking Recurrent Sinusitis in an Adolescent Male

  • Lance D. Edmonds, MD

      Affiliations

    • David Grant Medical Center, Vacaville, CA
    • ,
  • Jaspal S. Ahluwalia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Brian J. Fortman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Murrells Inlet, SC
    • ,
  • Douglas P. Beall, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
    • ,
  • Justin Q. Ly, MD, MAJ, USAF, MC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Justin Q. Ly, MD, MAJ, USAF, MC, Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Suite 1, Lackland AFB, TX 78236.

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PII: S0363-0188(06)00059-4

doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2006.08.001

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 43-47 , January 2007

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