Open AccessChronic invasive aspergillosis of paranasal sinuses: A case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
Avinash Tamgadge,
Rajiv Mengi,
Sandhya Tamgadge,
Sudhir Bhalerao
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.102522
Subject(s) - paranasal sinuses , aspergillosis , medicine , mycosis , opportunistic infection , dermatology , pathology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease
Aspergillosis of the nasal and paranasal sinuses is recognized as being second to candidiasis, among opportunistic fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. However, invasive variant in normal and mildly immunocompromised hosts is a very rare occurrence. We report one such case of aspergillosis involving paranasal sinuses in mildly immunocompromised patient.