Open AccessInvasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host
Author(s) -
Preeti Sethi,
Ramandeep Saluja,
Navin Jindal,
Virender Singh
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.99096
Subject(s) - aspergillosis , paranasal sinuses , host (biology) , nose , biology , pathology , medicine , immunology , anatomy , ecology
Aspergillosis is a common opportunistic fungal infection affecting the nose and paranasal sinuses. The disease presents in various forms ranging from non-invasive to invasive, destructive and allergic types. We report here a rare case of invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host with the literature review.