Abstract
The maxillary sinus is the most commonly affected in the fungal infection of the sinus, but sphenoid sinus is only occasionally occurred. Because of the adjacent structures in sphenoid sinus, however, its complication may cause fatal outcome. Visual loss due to optic neuritis, which is defined as an inflammatory neuropathy of the optic nerve, is extremely rare, which may occur via direct spread of fungus. We experienced a case of fungal sphenoid sinusitis, which damaged the optic nerve and led to visual loss in a 74 year-old male. It was treated by endoscopic sinus surgery with steroid therapy. We present this case with a brief review of these disease's entities.
Keywords
Optic neuritis Fungal sinusitis
KJMM
2011 September;16(3):109-112(4). Epub 2016 February 17
Copyright © 2011 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
Language
Korean/English
Author
Jae-Heon Lee; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
Young-Ho Hong; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
Seog-Kyun Mun; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
Corresponding
Seog-Kyun Mun, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. Tel: (02) 6299-1765, Fax: (02) 825-1765, e-mail: entdoctor@cau.ac.kr
Publication history
Received 19 April 2011;
Revised 28 April 2011;
Accepted 28 April 2011.
Acknowledgements
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Jae-Heon Lee
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
Young-Ho Hong
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
Seog-Kyun Mun
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
