Inflammation of one or more the paranasal sinuses is called sinusitis. Sinusitis classified 4 types based on symptoms persist. Bacterial fungal infections are common causes for Chronic sinusitis One eight Indian peoples affected by chronic According to siddha literature correlated with Peenisam, which also mukkataippu. 08/03/2022 a 27- year male patient attend our Muthu Siddha Hospital Seranmah...

Pathology References Isolated sphenoid sinusitis accounts for 2-3% of all sinus infections evaluated by radiologic imaging. Fungal sphenoiditis is present in approximately 5% of isolated sphenoiditis. The most common presenting symptom is frontal/retro-orbital headache; this occurs in roughly 70% of cases. Nasal obstruction is the next most common symptom presenting in 30% of cases. Noninvasive...

Aim: Diagnostic accuracy of MRI for diagnosis acute invasive fungal sinusitis by taking histopathology as gold standard Study design: Cross sectional study at Radiology department, Ittefaq Hospital Lahore Duration: Six months from 23-02-2018 to 23-08-2018 A total 346 cases fulfilling inclusion & exclusion criteria were taken. All done procedure. Histopathology reports also obtained. The res...

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine an appropriate period for macrolide antibiotic therapy, and to investigate whether this period could be shorter, for patients with chronicrhino sinusitis (CRS) after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). Methods: A retrospective analysis of 41 patients undergoing FESS for CRS was performed. All patients underwent pre-operative compute...

We describe a case of invasive fungal sinusitis caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum in a lung transplant recipient. Treatment was complicated by renal failure with amphotericin B therapies. Following 6 months of voriconazole treatment, the patient remained radiographically and clinically stable for a short time before dying of respiratory failure precipitated by graft rejection.

To cite: Adams M, Bailie N. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2015-210193 DESCRIPTION A 48-year-old woman was referred to otolaryngology with frontal headaches and mid-facial pain. CT scans of the paranasal sinuses revealed opacity in the left maxillary sinus suspicious for fungal sinusitis. Of note, a small linear opacity was seen in the middle of ...

A 10-year retrospective analysis of invasive mold infections in hospitalized patients was performed to characterize the epidemiology and clinical features of invasive fungal sinusitis. Seventeen cases of invasive mold sinusitis were identified. Eleven cases were caused by Aspergillus flavus, three were caused by unspecified species, and one each was caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, Rhizopus spe...