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Alternaria alternata infection causing rhinosinusitis and orbital involvement in an immunocompetent patient

Z Hattab1, N Ben Lasfar1, M Abid1

  • 1Infectious Diseases Department, CHU Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.

New Microbes and New Infections
|November 19, 2019
PubMed

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This study details a rare case of invasive fungal rhinosinusitis caused by Alternaria alternata in an immunocompetent individual. It highlights a novel association between this fungus and rhinosinusitis in patients without compromised immune systems.

Area of Science:

  • Mycology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Otolaryngology

Background:

  • Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis is uncommon, typically affecting immunocompromised individuals.
  • The fungal species Alternaria alternata is infrequently linked to rhinosinusitis.
Keywords:
Cerebral parenchymafungusmycelian filamentssinus

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