A Case of Isolated Frontal Fungal Sinusitis: Treated by Endoscopic Sinus Surgery with Frontal Sinus Minitrephination
Journal of Rhinology
;
: 68-71, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-105313
ABSTRACT
The incidence and prevalence of human fungal sinusitis are increasing, because of recently increased immunocompromised host and developed diagnostic tool. Aspergillosis is the most common fungal infection of the paranasal sinuses. The maxillary sinus is most commonly affected by Aspergillus, followed by the sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses. However, isolated frontal fungal sinusitis is extremely rare. Recently, we experienced that a cases of Aspergillus sinusitis of isolated frontal sinus successfully was treated by endoscopic sinus surgery combined with frontal sinus minitrephination (the above and below approach). Therefore, we report this case with a review of the literatures.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Paranasal Sinuses
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Aspergillosis
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Aspergillus
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Sinusitis
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Incidence
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Prevalence
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Immunocompromised Host
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Ethmoid Sinus
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Frontal Sinus
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Maxillary Sinus
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Rhinology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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