Question 1

mild mucoperiosteal  thickening within the inferior nasal turbinates which could represent some polyp disease?

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Allergy or infection: Mucoperiosteal thickening can be due to infection or allergy.  It represents inflammation which can promote polyp development.

Question 2

what does this mean "minimal mucoperiosteal thickening involving the inferior right maxillary"?

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Plan : It make sense to discuss this funding with your doctor who know your clinical symptoms. May be it's benign accidental funding.

Question 3

mucoperiosteal thickening of septum what does this mean and does it require immediate attention?

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It means: The tissue lining the middle of your sinus is thick. A sign of chronic sinusitis. No rush.

Question 4

mucoperiosteal thickening  (applying to post meningioma resection)    what does this mean and affects?

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Meningioma: Discuss with the neurosurgeon. Mucoperiosteal thickening is usually due to infection or inflammation of the nasal sinuses. Is this a separate issue or does the meningioma extend into the sinuses? Did removal of the tumor lead to a skull defect and drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.

Question 5

what is mucoperiosteal thickening of ethmoid sinus?

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Sign of chronic: Inflammation, best evaluated by an ENT specialist &/or allergist.

Question 6

mucoperiosteal thickening within the ethmoid sinus, what to do?

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Meds, maybe surgery: This finding on CT is indicative of sinus inflammation.  This may be controllable with medical therapy, including antibiotics, steroids, alllergy treatment.  When this fails, sinus surgery may be the best option.

Question 7

my  mri shows severe mucoperiosteal thickening in the right ethmoid air cell. could this be causing severe sinus headaches?

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Potentially: An evaluation by an ENT physician could help sort out your problems. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

Question 8

my mri says i have mucoperiosteal thickening of the ethmoid sinuses without air fluid level. what does that mean? was not explained to me by my pcp.

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It means: mild or chronic sinusitis of the ethmoid sinuses.  Sometimes this is an incidental finding and no treatment is necessary.  The ethmoids are one of the groups of sinuses around the nasal passage(paranasal sinuses).  A fluid level, if present,  would imply a more acute sinusitis.

Question 9

mucoperiosteal thickening of septum and turbinates producing near occlusion of nasal cavity ct reading. ..what does this mean?

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Nasal Congestion: The findings you describe would be the imaging manifestations of nasal congestion.

Question 10

i had an mri the other day and on the report it has mucoperiosteal disease can you explain what it is and treatment?

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Sinus: I assume you had a brain MRI and the report commented on mucoperiosteal disease in the sinuses next to the nose and skull.  This means thickening of the soft tissue lining of the sinus and can be seen with sinusitis and allergies.  Hope this helps.

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Mucoperiosteal thickening of septum what does this mean and does it require immediate attention?

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Mucoperiosteal thickening (applying to post meningioma resection) what does this mean and affects?

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What is mucoperiosteal thickening of ethmoid sinus?

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Mucoperiosteal thickening within the ethmoid sinus, what to do?

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My mri shows severe mucoperiosteal thickening in the right ethmoid air cell. could this be causing severe sinus headaches?

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My mri says i have mucoperiosteal thickening of the ethmoid sinuses without air fluid level. what does that mean? was not explained to me by my pcp.

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Mucoperiosteal thickening of septum and turbinates producing near occlusion of nasal cavity ct reading. ..what does this mean?

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I had an mri the other day and on the report it has mucoperiosteal disease can you explain what it is and treatment?

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