[Aspergillosis of the paranasal sinuses]
Maghreb Medical. 2006; 26 (377): 30-32
in French
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| ID: emr-78941
ABSTRACT
Aspergillosis of the paranasal sinuses is rare. It's responsible of chronic sinusitis resistant to the antibiotic treatment, especially in a patient with antecedents of dental cares. Two cases of aspergillosis have been collected in our service during a period of 2 years, between January 2002 and December 2003. It is about a man and a woman of age respective 49 and 32 years hospitalized for a chronic rhinorrhea The CT scan discovered micro-calcifications within a complete opacity of the sinus The treatment consisted in a surgical excision by Caldwell Luc way The evolution is good with a middle receding of 15 months Discussion The diagnosis of the aspergillosis of sinus is easy in front of a chronic sinusitis poorly symptomatic with total or subtotal opacity of a maxillary sinusis [TDM] However only the endoscopy and/or the surgery with histological or mycological exam confirm the diagnosis The treatment is essentially surgical
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Paranasal Sinus Diseases
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Review
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
French
Journal:
Maghreb Med.
Year:
2006
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