Introduction/Objective Fungal rhinosinusitis comprises of a wide range immune-pathological responses, including invasive, chronic, granulomatous, and allergic diseases. Aim this study was to determine total number patients, their characteristics, frequency symptoms, the manner disease manifestation success therapy. Methods Study included 21 patients with diagnosis FRS made according 2012 EPOS g...

UNLABELLED Immunosuppressed patients are often susceptible to upper airway infections, especially those of the paranasal sinuses. These can sometimes jeopardize treatment success and even lead to a fatal outcome. OBJECTIVE To study the paranasal microbiology of immunosuppressed patients with clinical evidence of rhinosinusitis, and compare it with that from immunocompetent patients. MATERIA...

Introduction. A range of traumatic, vascular, inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic processes can affect the orbit and its structures. In the area of otolaryngology, the rhino-orbital-cerebral involvement of invasive fungal rhinosinusitis can affect the orbit, which may look like initially a rhinosinusitis or even mimic malignancy. Case Presentation. Female patient, 32 years old, with headac...

OBJECTIVE To correlate patient reports of olfactory dysfunction after surgical intervention for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) with endoscopic findings, psychophysical testing, and quality-of-life scores. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. SETTING A tertiary care rhinology clinic at St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. PATIENTS Eighty-one patients with AFRS seen...

We report a case of Curvularia lunata infection in an immunocompetent male with an initial diagnosis of suspected left side allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS), treated surgically. He had a relapse of nasal polyposis and underwent a surgical revision under local anaesthesia with endoscopic nasal polypectomy. The histological examination of the surgical specimen showed an inflammatory polyp of...

Presentamos el caso de una paciente mujer de 40 años de edad con antecedentes de apendicectomía y embarazo ectópico hace 2 años. Fue vista en nuestra consulta por presentar una tumoración de 2 meses de evolución a nivel del ángulo nasogeniano derecho, con crecimiento progresivo y sin otra sintomatología acompañante. La paciente relacionó su aparición con su último parto, 2 meses antes. En la an...

Clinical signs of upper respiratory disease are common in cats. The differential diagnosis includes viral, bacterial, and fungal infections; chronic rhinosinusitis; foreign bodies; tooth root disease; neoplasia; inflammatory polyps; nasopharyngeal stenosis; and trauma. This article provides specific recommendations concerning the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the most common causes of...

OBJECTIVE To resolve the diagnostic dilemma of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS), an increasingly recognized type of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). In spite of extensive studies, controversy exists regarding the etiologic characteristics, pathogenesis, and diagnosis of this entity. DESIGN Prospective, comparative study. SETTING Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Postgrad...