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Have Had Right Sided Facial Pain. CT Scan Showed Red Circle Spot
Question: I was just wondering what bone this is in the ct scan that is circled in red?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
This is zygomatic bone which is part of orbital bottom.
I dont see any pathology at this ct report. Photo may confuse because head was obviously inclined during ct scanning so on this side it looks like there is missing some part of bone,but as I said there no sign of fracture and this is just seen because of wrong head positioning.
If pain is located on this location and there wasnt some hit or trauma then it may be cause by neural mechanisms as seen in trigeminal and facial neuralgias. Second possiblity is eye or tooth disorder where pain can be refered to zygomatic bone.
Wish you good health. Feel free to ask. Regards
Hi and welcome to XXXXXXX
Detailed Answer:
This is zygomatic bone which is part of orbital bottom.
I dont see any pathology at this ct report. Photo may confuse because head was obviously inclined during ct scanning so on this side it looks like there is missing some part of bone,but as I said there no sign of fracture and this is just seen because of wrong head positioning.
If pain is located on this location and there wasnt some hit or trauma then it may be cause by neural mechanisms as seen in trigeminal and facial neuralgias. Second possiblity is eye or tooth disorder where pain can be refered to zygomatic bone.
Wish you good health. Feel free to ask. Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
i actually meant the bone connected to the skull is that still the zygomatic bone? and also i was assalted and my head was beated into the floor on that side and now i have chronic pain. Even my eye looks droopy on that side. Could it be because the zygomatic bone needs to be attatched to the other bone?
Brief Answer:
Hi
Detailed Answer:
The upper part of circled in red is sphenoid bone which is part of orbital wall too. It is rarely injured unless there was really significant trauma and fracture. Of course,despite fractures,there may be some other injuries of nerve,vessels and muscles in orbital area. Such injuries cant be seen on ct scan usually and MRi would be more appropriate.
Droopy eye can be sign of such injuries and can be symptoms of eye and orbital trauma. In most cases droopy eye is caused by hematoma and swelling of soft tissue,but if there is vision disorder, diplopia or pain while moving eyes, you should visit ophtamologist for further evaluation.
Hi
Detailed Answer:
The upper part of circled in red is sphenoid bone which is part of orbital wall too. It is rarely injured unless there was really significant trauma and fracture. Of course,despite fractures,there may be some other injuries of nerve,vessels and muscles in orbital area. Such injuries cant be seen on ct scan usually and MRi would be more appropriate.
Droopy eye can be sign of such injuries and can be symptoms of eye and orbital trauma. In most cases droopy eye is caused by hematoma and swelling of soft tissue,but if there is vision disorder, diplopia or pain while moving eyes, you should visit ophtamologist for further evaluation.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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