Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2010 May;53(5):316-319. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2010.53.5.316.
A Case of Chronic Invasive Fungal Sinusitis Invading Pterygopalatine Fossa
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. entcho@catholic.ac.kr
- KMID: 1722555
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2010.53.5.316
Abstract
- Chronic invasive fungal sinusitis is a slowly destructive process that most commonly affects the ethmoid and sphenoid sinus, but may involve any paranasal sinus. The disease typically has a time course over 12 weeks. Pathologically, it is characterized as a dense accumulation of hyphae, occasional vascular invasion and sparse inflammatory reaction with involvement of local structures. Aspergillus fumigates is the most common pathogen. In this report, we present a patient with chronic invasive fungal sinusitis invading pterygopalatine fossa, which was presented as only mild thickening of posterior wall of maxillary sinus at initial CT scan.
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