New Treatment for Isolated Invasive Aspergillosis of Sphenoid Sinus in Immunocompetent Subjects: Sphenoid Nasalization Combined with Voriconazole / 대한이비인후과학회지
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
;
: 124-127, 2014.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-656483
ABSTRACT
Isolated invasive fungal sinusitis of sphenoid sinus in a healthy immunocompetent person is extremely rare. Classical treatment of invasive fungal sinusitis is wide sphenoidotomy and surgical debridement combined with antifungal agents, mostly amphotericin B. We describe a case of a 72-year-old immunocompetent woman who presented with deep-seated orbital pain and was diagnosed as isolated invasive aspergillosis in sphenoid sinus invading orbital apex and cavernous sinus. This case was treated successfully with a new combination treatment of sphenoid nasalization and voriconazole, a new antifungal agent. There was no evidence of postoperative recurrence and side effects during the usage of voriconazole.
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Main subject:
Orbit
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Aspergillosis
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Recurrence
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Sinusitis
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Sphenoid Sinus
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Cavernous Sinus
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Amphotericin B
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Debridement
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Antifungal Agents
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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