Allergic fungal sinusitis presenting as a paranasal sinus tumour

Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis is a rare complication of atopic upper airways disease which may present initially as an expansive tumour of the paranasal sinuses. This reported case was caused by the rare fungal pathogen Bipolaris hawiiensis and illustrates typical clinical and laboratory features o...

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Published inAustralian and New Zealand journal of medicine Vol. 19; no. 4; p. 351
Main Authors Robson, J M, Hogan, P G, Benn, R A, Gatenby, P A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia 01.08.1989
Subjects
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Hypersensitivity, Immediate - diagnosis
Hypersensitivity, Immediate - etiology
Male
Mycoses - diagnosis
Mycoses - immunology
Mycoses - microbiology
Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - diagnosis
Sinusitis - diagnosis
Sinusitis - etiology
Sinusitis - microbiology
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Summary:Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis is a rare complication of atopic upper airways disease which may present initially as an expansive tumour of the paranasal sinuses. This reported case was caused by the rare fungal pathogen Bipolaris hawiiensis and illustrates typical clinical and laboratory features of this disorder. Although the optimum management of allergic fungal sinusitis is controversial, combined therapy with surgical clearance, antifungal agents and corticosteroids produced a favourable outcome.
ISSN:0004-8291
DOI:10.1111/j.1445-5994.1989.tb00278.x