[A case of isolated aspergillosis of the maxillary sinus]

Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2008;18(1):53-5.
[Article in Turkish]

Abstract

Aspergillosis of the maxillary sinus is rarely seen in nonimmunocompromised patients. Among paranasal sinus infections associated with aspergillosis, the most common subtype is Aspergillus fumigatus. A 41-year-old woman presented with facial pain. She had a five-year history of root canal filling in the right upper molar teeth. Paranasal sinus tomography showed fungal sinusitis of radiopaque appearance, giving the impression of a foreign body in the maxillary sinus. The patient underwent endoscopic sinus surgery to purge infection of the maxillary sinus. Pathological examination revealed aspergillosis of the maxillary sinus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
  • Aspergillosis / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endoscopy
  • Facial Pain / etiology
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Maxillary Sinus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Maxillary Sinus / microbiology
  • Maxillary Sinus / surgery
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / diagnosis*
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / microbiology
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / surgery
  • Radiography