Allergic Fungal Sinusitis-Masquerade Syndrome and Delay in Diagnosis
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Presentation and diagnosis of allergic fungal sinusitis.
BACKGROUND Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) is a form of fungal disease that has recently been considered a distinct clinicopathologic entity. Other forms of fungal sinusitis include acute-fulminant (invasive), chronic indolent (invasive) and mycetoma (non-invasive). Objectives were to assess the presentation and to describe the diagnostic techniques for allergic fungal sinusitis in our setup. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2193-6331,2193-634X
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1600787