Aim: Acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (AIFRS) is a rare infection of the nose and paranasal sinuses that can be fatal. Infection may lead to tissue infarction, necrosis, thrombosis rapidly spread intracranially. The aim this study highlight increasing cases AIFRS after covid-19 investigate parameters affecting mortality.
 Material Method: Total 11 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were ...

BACKGROUND There is no uniform consensus on how to grow fungi from sinus aspirates in the Canadian setting. Protocols vary between institutions, and the positivity rate for fungal cultures ranges between 10 and 20% even when endoscopically obvious allergic mucin is being sent to the laboratory. The aim of this study was to compare the occurrence of positive fungal cultures obtained by our insti...

The introduction of intranasal corticosteroid (INS) has been the most important therapeutic progress in rhinitis management since the introduction of the first generation of antihistamines. Our knowledge of the mode of action of INS has improved as the airway mucous membrane of the nose is easily accessible for investigation. INS is highly effective in diseases characterized by eosinophil-domin...