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Int J Surg Case Rep
November 2024
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction: Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) is a distinct subset of chronic rhinosinusitis characterized by a type I hypersensitivity to fungi. Immunocompromised patients are at increased risk for fungal infections. This case highlights the complexities of managing AFRS in patients not eligible for surgery.
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January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Introduction: Unilateral sphenoid sinus opacification on computed tomography is caused by a variety of pathologies including inflammatory and infectious sinusitis, benign and malignant tumors, and encephaloceles. The purpose of this study was to report craniofacial pain locations and outcomes in inflammatory unilateral sphenoid sinusitis (USS) patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS).
Methods: A multi-institutional retrospective cohort study was conducted on all adult patients who had ESS for USS from 2015 to 2022.
J Infect
December 2024
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Study Group for Infections of the Brain (ESGIB), Basel, Switzerland; Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Objective: To describe the clinical features and outcome of brain abscess since introduction of computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
Methods: MEDLINE and Embase were searched using "brain abscess" or "cerebral abscess" from 1970 through 2023 and analyses restricted to study populations hospitalized after 1980. Single-variable meta-analyses were done using a random-effects model.
Vestn Otorinolaringol
December 2024
Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia.
Objective: To evaluate the characteristics of antifungal immunity in patients with bilateral chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.
Material And Methods: The study included 74 patients with bilateral chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and a control group consisting of 30 almost healthy individuals. All patients underwent surgery and were divided into two groups: Group I - with liquid secretion (=39), Group II - with thick secretion in the paranasal sinuses (=35).
J Infect Public Health
January 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases and Child Neurology, Institute of Paediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.
Background: Group A Streptococci (GAS) may cause infections of the pharynx and soft tissues and invasive infections in children (iGAS). A significant increase in severe iGAS infections has been reported in Europe since the fall of 2022.
Objectives: This retrospective study aims to analyse clinical data of children with invasive and non-invasive GAS infections in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, searching for predisposing factors to developing invasive infections.
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