allergic fungal sinusitis (afs) has been clinicopathologically defined as a noninvasive form of fungal infection. this study was designed to distinguish afs among patients with chronic sinusitis who failed to respond to repeated courses of antibiotics and were therefore candidates for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (fess) in sari. allergic mucin and sinus lavage was collected during fess f...

A STUDY DONE at our institution between 1981 and 1983 showed that 42% of liver recipients developed invasive fungal infections, mostly due to Candida and Aspergillus. l Between July 1984 and September 1985 we studied 101 consecutive adult liver transplant recipients at Presbyterian University Hospital for the incidence and risk factors associated with invasive fungal infection. The risk factors...

Background: Fungal aeroallergens might sensitize the airway which in turn produces a specific cytokine profile. Objective: To evaluate the IL-25 and IL-33 profile in patients with fungal allergic rhinitis. Methods: The present study examined patients who were evaluated due to allergic rhinitis (AR) at Emam Reza Hospital of Shiraz, Iran. The all...

Background: Allergic fungal sinusitis is a non-invasive disease, and accounts for approximately 6-8% of all chronic sinusitis requiring surgical intervention. As the treatment and prognosis of these disorders vary significantly, it is extremely important to recognize allergic fugal sinusitis and differentiate it from chronic sinusitis of bacterial and fungal origin. This prospective study evalu...

Background: Fungal infections with high morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care unit are usually preceded by colonization. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of fungal colonization, determine the risk factors and health outcome such as any change in the patient's improvement in hospitalized infants of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). <e...

Background A fungal infection represents a growing problem in children with hematologic malignancies,during chemotherapy induced neutropenia.Fungal colonization is considered a major riskfactor for subsequent fungal infections. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate prevalence of fungal infection among children admitted to hospital between 2005 and 2010 in Tehran, Iran. Materials...

  Background and Objective: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most common chronic diseases. In the past decades, there has been an increase in fungal infections of sinuses and fungal rhinosinusitis (FRS) has been diagnosed more frequently. Knowing the fungal flora and its prevalence in CRS patients will allow a better understanding of this disease, permitting a correct diagnosis, trea...