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Primary frontal sinus aspergillosis: an uncommon occurrence
Author(s) -
Panda Naresh Kumar,
Ekambar Eshwara Reddy C.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2005.01078.x
Subject(s) - frontal sinus , aspergillosis , mucocele , forehead , medicine , asymptomatic , sinus (botany) , paranasal sinus diseases , mycosis , surgery , dermatology , maxillary sinus , biology , botany , immunology , genus
Summary Primary frontal sinus aspergillosis is extremely uncommon with only few cases reported in the English literature. Isolated frontal sinus aspergillosis is usually asymptomatic and produces symptoms due to orbital or intracranial involvement. We report two cases of primary frontal sinus aspergillosis, presenting as frontoethmoidal mucocele and mimicking a ‘Pott's puffy tumor,’ respectively. Forehead swelling produced by frontal sinus aspergillosis will be the first to be reported in the English literature.