Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis in Children: Short Communication
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Diagnosis of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis
Background: Allergic fungal sinusitis is a non-invasive disease, and accounts for approximately 6-8% of all chronic sinusitis requiring surgical intervention. As the treatment and prognosis of these disorders vary significantly, it is extremely important to recognize allergic fugal sinusitis and differentiate it from chronic sinusitis of bacterial and fungal origin. This prospective study evalu...
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background: allergic fungal sinusitis is a non-invasive disease, and accounts for approximately 6-8% of all chronic sinusitis requiring surgical intervention. as the treatment and prognosis of these disorders vary significantly, it is extremely important to recognize allergic fugal sinusitis and differentiate it from chronic sinusitis of bacterial and fungal origin. this prospective study evalu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Journal of Otolaryngology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2474-7556
DOI: 10.19080/gjo.2019.20.556040