Cerebral angioinvasion is a fatal complication of disseminated aspergillosis and has been rarely described in diabetic population in the absence of ketoacidosis. We present a case of invasive fungal sinusitis in a 79 year old diabetic man who presented with chronic frontal headaches. Despite appropriate medical and surgical treatment, the disease progressed and the patient eventually succumbed ...

Copyright © 2010 Frederick Furness Publishing 20 Chronic sinusitis is one of the most commonly diagnosed chronic illnesses, and approximately 10-15% of the European and US population suffer from chronic rhinosinusitis. Inflammation of the nasal mucosa (i.e. rhinitis), due to bacterial, fungal or viral infections, allergies, or exposure to inhaled irritants, leads to acute sinusitis and CRS. Chr...

We present a case of palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) secondary to olfactory cleft inflammation in a 65-year-old man. He had a 10-year history of PPP. Computed tomography showed an abnormal intensity that corresponded to chronic inflammatory sinusitis in the right maxillary and ethomoidal sinuses, and obstruction of the olfactory cleft. After administration of intranasal steroid drops, the olfacto...

Long-term outcomes (mean 38+/-17 months) were evaluated in 27 dogs with sinonasal aspergillosis after successful medical treatment using intranasal infusions of 1% or 2% enilconazole (1%, n=15; 2%, n=12). Long-term outcomes with both treatment protocols were good, with half of the dogs being asymptomatic throughout the follow-up period. The remaining dogs showed mild clinical signs compatible w...

Recent reports4 have stressed the importance of doing bnonchograms and sinus studies on people with situs inversus because of the greater incidence of bnonchiectasis and chronic sinusitis in these people. The incidence of bronchiectasis at Massachusetts General Hospital in 232, 111 admissions was 0.3 per cent as compared to 21.7 per cent in the 23 cases of situs inversus.’ The Mayo Clinic and t...

Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) has been clinicopathologically defined as a noninvasive form of fungal infection. This study was designed to distinguish AFS among patients with chronic sinusitis who failed to respond to repeated courses of antibiotics and were therefore candidates for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) in Sari. Allergic mucin and sinus lavage was collected during F...

introduction: the surgical management of chronic frontal sinus disorders remains a challenge for rhinologists. the aim of this study was to evaluate the result of draf iii in a series of patients who underwent this procedure.   materials and methods: twenty patients were included in this study. demographic data, history of prior surgery, asthma,  aspirin sensitivity and lund–mackay score were r...

Background: Rhinosinusitis (RS) poses a major health problem, substantially affecting quality of life, productivity, and finances. Materials & methods: The study was conducted in the Department Otorhinolaryngology, Adesh Institute Medical Science Research, Bathinda on admitted patients chronic rhinosinusitis suspected with fungal sinusitis. specimen obtained during surgery sent for culture....

OBJECTIVES To correlate the recurrence of temporalis fascia graft perforation and retraction in adults and children after tympanoplasty for chronic tubotympanic otitis and deep attic retraction pockets with age, pathologic process, mucosal lesions, mucociliary transport time, chronic sinusitis, and lateral attic wall reconstruction. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary referral cent...