[Acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis--case report].

A case report of acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis in 28 year old woman with acute myeloid leukemia is described in this paper. The diagnosis of the fungal disease was based on clinical presentation, endoscopic evaluation of nasal cavity, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the paranasal sinuses and histopathological findings. An aggressive treatment including antifungal therapy (amphotericin B), antibiotics and the surgery of paranasal sinuses was implemented. Unfortunately the underlying disease and the fungal invasion progressed rapidly and the patient died on the forth week post-op due to cardiorespiratory failure.