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A 41-year-old female asked:

Brain mri show bilateral mucosal disease, mexillary, ethmoid, sphenoid & frontal sinuses involvement. why is my dr. not treating it with anything?headeac

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Dr. Bruce J. Stringer
Dr. Bruce J. Stringeranswered
Radiology 48 years experience
No need: Such findings are seen frequently and have little relationship to symptoms.
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Dr. Anthony Filly
Dr. Anthony Fillyanswered
Radiology 27 years experience
Symptoms?: We see this frequently to certain degrees on many many scans in asymptomatic people. Since it sounds like you have a headache, it's worth treating, but may not help. This is not generally a sign of acute sinusitis.
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