Abstract
In patients with sinusitis, nasal obstruction and purulent discharge from the maxillary sinus are frequently observed. Mostly, it responds to antibiotic treatment. But in case of not responding, although fungal infection is a rare entity, we have to consider fungal sinusitis. We recently experienced a case of acute aggravation of fungal maxillary sinusitis after zygomaplasty. Endoscopic sinus surgery was performed and foreign materials were observed inside the right maxillary sinus. They were gauzes, which had been used during previous surgery. Intraoperative examination demonstrated a dark brown, cheese-like material in the sinus. After surgery, the patient's symptoms disappeared gradually. The culture
examination identified the surgical sample to be Trichosporon asahii. So we reported with a review of literature.
Keywords
Fungal sinusitis Zygomaplasty
KJMM
2011 June;16(2):63-66(4). Epub 2016 February 18
Copyright © 2011 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
Language
Korean/English
Author
Joon-Hyeong 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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Joon-Hyeong 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
