We present a case of rapid progressive unilateral visual loss in a 69-year-old woman who presented with facial pain, ipsilateral proptosis and restriction of eye movements, and nasal symptoms suggestive of sinusitis. A diagnosis of allergic aspergillus sinusitis was made on the basis of local histopathology and systemic features. Over a three-week period vision deteriorated to bare perception o...

No. 0632. "Upper airway inflammation and airway responsiveness in chronic sinusitis". Bucca et al. Eur Respir J 1993; 6 (Suppl. 17): 266s. The underlined r values were incorrectly printed in the abstract book. The correct values are printed here."PC25MIF50 was closely related to PC20FEV1 (r=0.546, prelated to nerve fibres (r=0.427, p...

Sinus floor augmentation (SFA) is one of the techniques that has been proposed for improving the long-term retention of dental implants. The procedure involves the creation of a submucoperiosteal pocket in the floor of the maxillary sinus for placement of a graft consisting of autogenous, allogenic, or alloplastic material. Complications of the SFA predominantly consist of disturbed wound heali...

Nasal septal perforation presents a distinct challenge to otorhinolaryngologists, and is a problem for patients. Although it has a variety of causes, previous septal surgery is the most common reason. We present a 57-year-old woman who had recurrent chronic sinusitis. A left nasal mass was noted and excised via endoscopic sinus surgery. Invasive aspergillosis sinusitis was proven both grossly a...

Background Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a very common chronic respiratory disorder and has also been shown to negatively impact quality of life with many comorbiliditys like Chronic rhinosinusitis; There is evidence that IgE antibodies play a role in chronic sinusitis. Investigations have shown that total IgE levels correlate with the severity of sinusitis, as assessed by CT scan. Allergies occur ...

nuses for chronic sinusitis is mainly performed to open the narrow bony points and to restore ventilation and internal drainage. Obstruction of the anterior ethmoid cells and the frontal recess by scar tissue or by a granulation polyp is a common cause of recurrent sinusitis after an ethmoid sinus operation (1). Mucocele formation, due to scarring in the frontal recess, may be also a cause of r...

Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) has been recognized as an important cause of chronic sinusitis commonly caused by Aspergillus spp. and various dematiaceous fungi like Bipolaris, Alternaria, Curvalaria, and etc. Ulocladium botrytis is a non pathogenic environmental dematiaceous fungi, which has been recently described as a human pathogen. Ulocladium has never been associated with allergic fungal...

Fungal sinusitis secondary to Pseudallescheria boydii is rare, as only 25 cases have been previously reported in the literature. Although Pboydii resembles Aspergillus on pathologic examination, it is typically resistant to amphotericin B. Therefore, culture is necessary to differentiate the two. Patients with P boydii sinusitis should generally be treated with a combination of surgery and anti...

Introduction: Complications of acute sinusitis affecting multiple sites are very uncommon in the antibiotic era. However, a significant proportion of patients (5–40%) suffering from acute sinusitis can have these complications mostly due to the delayed diagnosis of the disease. Patients can have variable presentations according to the site and extent of the infection.   Case Report: A 21-ye...