Open AccessHyalohyphomycosis of maxillary antrum
Author(s) -
Sachin Rai,
Rajiv Tiwari,
Simarpreet Virk Sandhu,
Yuvika Rajkumar
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.92996
Subject(s) - paecilomyces , sinusitis , fungal sinusitis , paranasal sinuses , sinus (botany) , mucormycosis , dermatology , aspergillus , paranasal sinus diseases , incidence (geometry) , biology , medicine , maxillary sinus , mycosis , aspergillosis , opportunistic infection , mucor , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , botany , physics , optics , genus , viral disease
Fungal infection of the paranasal sinuses is an increasingly recognized entity, both in normal and immunocompromised individuals. The recent increase in mycotic nasal and paranasal infections is due to both improved diagnostic research and an increase in the conditions that favor fungal infection. Although fungal infections of the paranasal sinus are uncommon, 3-5% of incidence is reported. Aspergillus, Candida, and Mucor species are the most common causative agents of fungal sinusitis, but infection with lesser known species have been reported across the world infrequently. This article reviews and presents a case report of chronic fungal sinusitis in an immunocompetent adult male infected with two species of Hyalohyphomycosis group namely, Paecilomyces and Scopulariopsis which are opportunistic soil saprophytes, uncommon to humans.