Invasive fungal sinusitis of the paranasal sinuses in a healthy immunocompetent person is uncommon. Isolated involvement of any paranasal sinus, particularly sphenoid sinus is rare. In this study, five immunocompetent patients who had no nasal complaints but obscure symptoms of headache and orbital symptoms such as diplopia, retro-orbital pain and loss of vision were diagnosed to be having fulm...

Abstract Aims Anecdotal evidence suggests an increase in the incidence of cases Chronic Fungal Sinusitis pre- and post-Covid 19 Pandemic. We aimed to audit our patient fungal sinusitis post-COVID-19 pandemic, alongside auditing management these against national guidelines. Objectives: 1. To assess pandemic at a single UK Tertiary centre 2. patients guidelines post- COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Al...

The radiographic appearance of sinuses was studied in 146 Thai asthmatic patients aged 1-13 years. Forty-eight percent of cases showed sinusitis by the radiographic criteria. The maxillary sinus was most commonly involved (98.6%). Thirty-three percent had ethmoidal sinusitis and 7% of those with developed frontal sinuses had frontal sinusitis. Thirty-three percent had more than one sinus involv...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the computed tomography (CT) features of fungal sinusitis and to correlate them with nasal endoscopy and histopathological findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our study included 16 patients of either sex and any age group who presented in the otorhinolaryngology clinic at our hospital and had evidence of definite sinonasal disease on clinical eva...

Aim: To prevent complications of fungal sinusitis by early and prompt radiological diagnosis. Study design: Descriptive/ Observational. Setting: Department of ENT Fatima Jinnah Medical College/Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, in collaboration with Department of Diagnostic Radiology of the same Hospital from Nov 2012 to April 2013. Methods: Patients with symptoms of chronic sinusitis fulfilling f...

The aetiology of chronic sinusitis is still poorly understood. The expression of T-helper 1 (Th1) and T-helper 2 (Th2) cell markers, interleukin (IL)-12 receptor beta2 subunit (IL-12Rbeta2) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and CD30, respectively, were investigated in the paranasal sinus mucosa of patients with chronic sinusitis in an attempt to elucidate the involvement of Th1 and Th2 cells in...

This article examines the relationships between allergic rhinitis and hypertension, chronic sinusitis and hypertension, and asthma and hypertension. Previous studies have demonstrated that men reporting seasonal or chronic rhinitis had on average a 3.5 mm Hg higher systolic blood pressure than those without allergic rhinitis. Proposed mechanisms to the relationship between allergic rhinitis and...

We present what is believed to be the initial report of hard-palate infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. The organism was cultivated from biopsy material obtained from a diabetic patient presenting with complaints of headache and malaise. Radiologic findings revealed a malignant-appearing soft-tissue mass with paranasal sinus base destruction.