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A Rare Case of Fungal Rhinosinusitis Caused by Scedosporium apiopermum

Paresh P Naik1, Kiranmai Bhatt2, Emma C Richards2

  • 1University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK. pareshnaikp@gmail.com.

Head and Neck Pathology
|November 9, 2020
PubMed

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A rare case of fungal rhinosinusitis (FRS) involved a sphenoid sinus mucocele with a fungal ball. This fungal ball was caused by Scedosporium apiopermum, leading to clival osteomyelitis.

Area of Science:

  • Otolaryngology
  • Mycology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Fungal rhinosinusitis (FRS) is sinus inflammation from fungal infections, presenting invasively or non-invasively.
  • Sphenoid sinus muceles with fungal balls are uncommon occurrences.
Keywords:
AspergillusFungal ballInvasive fungal sinusitisMycetomaNon-invasive fungal sinusitisScedosporium apiopermumSkull base osteomyelitisSphenoid mucocele

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