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Orbital floor defect caused by invasive aspergillosis: a case report and literature review.
Arch Craniofac Surg
February 2024
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Article Synopsis
- - Fungal sinusitis, though rare, is increasingly common and can lead to serious complications like orbital invasion resulting in symptoms such as eye swelling and vision problems.
- - A case is presented involving a 62-year-old man with a history of lung cancer who suffered from facial pain and was found to have severe sinus and orbital issues due to invasive fungal infection.
- - The patient underwent surgery, including sinus debridement and orbital floor reconstruction, receiving antifungal treatment afterward, which successfully prevented any lasting eye complications.
Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis Caused by an Aspergilloma in the Context of Inadequately Treated Type II Diabetes Mellitus.
In Vivo
May 2023
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Army Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Background/aim: The prevalence of chronic sinusitis (CS) in Europe is greater than 10%. The causes of CS are diverse. In some cases, dental treatment in the maxilla as well as fungal infection, such as aspergilloma, can lead to CS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntracranial aspergilloma mimicking metachronous meningioma following transsphenoidal removal of a tuberculum sellae meningioma: illustrative case.
J Neurosurg Case Lessons
January 2023
Departments of Neurosurgery.
Background: Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (eTSS) is a well-established approach for resection of skull-based pathologies such as tuberculum sellae meningiomas; however, central nervous system (CNS) fungal infection is a potential complication, particularly in a patient with concomitant sinusitis.
Observations: A 58-year-old woman with a tuberculum sellae meningioma causing progressive visual disturbance and concurrent asymptomatic chronic maxillary sinusitis underwent eTSS. Six months later, a de novo dura-based mass with peripheral edema, which was assumed to be an aggressive metachronous meningioma, developed in the middle cranial fossa.
Brain aspergilloma in an immunocompetent individual: A case report.
Surg Neurol Int
July 2020
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital da Restauração.
Background: Aspergillosis is caused by fungi from the species, mainly . Patients with aspergillosis typically have an underlying immunosuppression, and it is rare within the central nervous system (CNS) in an immunocompetent host. The mortality rate is as high as 90% if untreated, and the diagnosis is usually delayed due to nonspecific clinical presentation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Unilateral diseases of the maxillary sinus].
HNO
August 2020
HNO-Klinik, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Deutschland.
Unilateral diseases of the maxillary sinus are among the most common rhinologic diagnoses. The diversity of these diseases can represent a challenge for the treating physician. The spectrum ranges from harmless maxillary sinus cysts that seldom require treatment, to highly aggressive malignant tumors.
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