Concurrent chromomycosis and aspergillosis of the maxillary sinus
Weerawat Manosuthi1, Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Poonpilas Hongmanee
1Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand. drweerawat@hotmail.com
Abstract:
The authors describe a rare case of an infection of both the chromomycosis and aspergillosis of the maxillary sinus in an immunocompetent 72-year-old female who presented with progressive visual loss and dull aching pain of the left eye. Sinuscopy of the left maxillary sinus showed swelling of the mucosa with clay-like materials. Biopsy from the left maxillary sinus showed the typically characteristic morphology of chromomycosis and culture from sinus tissue which yielded Aspergillus. The patient responded to a combination therapy of surgical excision and antifungal agent.
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