introduction rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is a progressive angioinvasive fungal disorder which almost always complicates immunocompromised patients. case presentation we described a case of fulminant rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis in a 65-year-old woman, who presented with progressive neurological deficits due to involvement of orbital apex and the central nervous system by local inva...

BACKGROUND Upper respiratory diseases have been linked with lower respiratory diseases. However, the long-term effect of sinusitis on the clinical outcomes of asthma has not been fully evaluated. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of sinusitis on the disease progression of asthma. METHODS Seventy-five asthmatic patients confirmed with the methacholine bronchial pr...

This paper gives a general view of examinations and measures taken at Berlin Zoo to enhance natural and artificial breeding efforts in different rhino species. Altogether 8 anaesthesias are described which were executed in a White-, an Indian, and 3 Black rhinoceroses. Semen was collected by means of electroejaculation from an aged Black and White rhinoceros. One female Black rhino was artifici...

OBJECTIVE To generate estimates of sinusitis prevalence for adults in association with the use of tobacco or passive smoke exposure. DESIGN Analysis of data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994. SETTING Sample of the noninstitutionalized civilian population of the United States. PARTICIPANTS A total of 20,050 adults aged 17 years or older. MAIN OUTC...

Objective: Objective of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of X-rays taking CT scan as gold standard in acute and chronic sinusitis. Study Design:Validation study. Place and Duration of study: The study was conducted in the Radiology Department CMH Rawalpindi, from 1st Aug 2007 to 31st July 2008. Patients and Methods: This study involved 95 patients of both genders above 18 years of...

conclusions the frequency of nis in this hospital was lower in comparison with other worldwide studies. however, low incidence of health care-associated infections in our study may be due to under diagnosis and underreporting of such infections by health care staff. results the incidence of nis was low (i.e. < 2%). among 16936 admitted patients in this hospital, 174 patients (79 males and 95 fe...

conclusions in this study, nosocomial infections had a lower frequency in comparison with the national rates. according to researches, hospitals have been able to reduce nosocomial infections by establishing strategies and getting the risks under control. results the results of the present study showed that the incidence of nosocomial infections was low (i.e., < 2%). the incidence rates of noso...

conclusions oaf is a common cause of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis and may easily be treated by endoscopy and fistula closure. maxillofacial surgeons and dentists should consider this problem to avoid misdiagnosis and prevent complications. evidence acquisition an electronic database search was performed based on related mesh keywords. articles published between january 2001 and december 2014...

Statistically, more than 50% of people with moderate to severe asthma also have chronic sinusitis indicating a direct connection between sinusitis and asthma; many studies show the connection between sinus infections and asthma [3]. One 2006 study showed that when compared with those who only have asthma, people who have both sinusitis and asthma tend to have more severe asthma symptoms, may ha...

In general, the etiologic factors of chronic paranasal sinusitis are systemic conditions such as nutrition, predisposition, allergy, and local factors such as nasal anatomic conditions. Among these factors, the development of unilateral sinusitis is a model case verifying the influence of local factors. In my study of 640 cases over a certain period of time, a comparison was made between 161 ca...