Invasive fungal sinusitis of the paranasal sinuses in a healthy immunocompetent person is uncommon. Isolated involvement of any paranasal sinus, particularly sphenoid sinus is rare. In this study, five immunocompetent patients who had no nasal complaints but obscure symptoms of headache and orbital symptoms such as diplopia, retro-orbital pain and loss of vision were diagnosed to be having fulm...

Hyperprolactinemia is a rare entity in the pediatric population. The most common causes of hyperprolactinemia include drug use, hypothyroidism and renal insufficiency, though rarely a pituitary or sellar mass is discovered. We present an immunocompetent pediatric patient who presented with gynecomastia and was found to have hyperprolactinemia. Imaging showed a sphenoid mass and referral was mad...

Abstract Aims Anecdotal evidence suggests an increase in the incidence of cases Chronic Fungal Sinusitis pre- and post-Covid 19 Pandemic. We aimed to audit our patient fungal sinusitis post-COVID-19 pandemic, alongside auditing management these against national guidelines. Objectives: 1. To assess pandemic at a single UK Tertiary centre 2. patients guidelines post- COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Al...

OBJECTIVE To hypothesise the probable pathophysiological mechanism responsible for visual loss in allergic fungal sinusitis, other than direct compression. DESIGN Retrospective, non-randomised case series. Out of 274 cases of allergic fungal sinusitis, four cases with sudden visual loss were enrolled into the study. The fourth case had visual loss on the contralateral side to bony erosion of ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the computed tomography (CT) features of fungal sinusitis and to correlate them with nasal endoscopy and histopathological findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our study included 16 patients of either sex and any age group who presented in the otorhinolaryngology clinic at our hospital and had evidence of definite sinonasal disease on clinical eva...

Aim: To prevent complications of fungal sinusitis by early and prompt radiological diagnosis. Study design: Descriptive/ Observational. Setting: Department of ENT Fatima Jinnah Medical College/Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, in collaboration with Department of Diagnostic Radiology of the same Hospital from Nov 2012 to April 2013. Methods: Patients with symptoms of chronic sinusitis fulfilling f...

We present what is believed to be the initial report of hard-palate infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. The organism was cultivated from biopsy material obtained from a diabetic patient presenting with complaints of headache and malaise. Radiologic findings revealed a malignant-appearing soft-tissue mass with paranasal sinus base destruction.