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Allergic fungal otomastoiditis: A case report
Author(s) -
Chen ChiungMing,
Chiang ChingWen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.23582
Subject(s) - medicine , mucin , tympanoplasty , middle ear , sinus (botany) , dermatology , paranasal sinuses , mucus , surgery , pathology , biology , ecology , botany , genus
Allergic mucin is described as thick, peanut butter‐like mucus impacted in the paranasal sinuses of patients with allergic fungal rhinosinusitis. The presence of allergic mucin in the middle ear has never been reported. We encountered a 65‐year‐old female with allergic mucin found impacted in her left middle ear and mastoid cavity during revised tympanoplasty surgery at our institute. Bilateral endoscopic sinus surgery performed 3 months later showed no evidence of fungal infection or allergic mucin in her paranasal sinuses. We report the case herein and propose the term allergic fungal otomastoiditis for this disease entity.