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Angina masquerading as sinusitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2006

A Christoforidou
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK
M W Bridger
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK

Abstract

Facial pain of cardiac origin is rare. There are several references in the world literature to angina referred to the teeth and the mandible. This report describes a patient with facial pain which was thought to be of sinus origin and which was relieved by coronary stenting.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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