Clinical Characteristics of Sphenoid Sinus Fungal Ball Patients With Visual Disturbance
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Clinical Characteristics of Sphenoid Sinus Fungal Ball Patients With Visual Disturbance
OBJECTIVES A sphenoid sinus fungal ball is a rare disease that can cause visual disturbances. Most afflicted patients remain in an indolent state. However, once the visual disturbance has occurred, the recovery rate is very low. The purpose of this study was to overview the clinical characteristics of patients with a sphenoid sinus fungal ball and ascertain factors possibly related to the occur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1976-8710,2005-0720
DOI: 10.21053/ceo.2015.01571