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[Invasive nasosinusal aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient].
- Source :
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Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale [Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital] 1992 Nov-Dec; Vol. 12 (6), pp. 581-91. - Publication Year :
- 1992
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Abstract
- The authors describe a case of invasive nasosinusal aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient. After a careful bibliographic review, they emphasize that in the present case the diagnosis was made by means of fungal culture as the clinical picture, imaging techniques and histopathological findings were aspecific. The pathogenetic agent resulted Aspergillus tamarii which belongs to the Aspergillus flavus group and is one of the most unusual agents in literature. The treatment of choice, in the invasive form, is surgery that should be as radical as possible followed by a medical therapy. In the present case, after two-phase radical surgery on all the paranasal sinuses, medical treatment with traconazole was employed with excellent local results at a follow-up of one year.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aspergillosis microbiology
Aspergillosis surgery
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
Nose Diseases microbiology
Nose Diseases surgery
Paranasal Sinus Diseases microbiology
Paranasal Sinus Diseases surgery
Aspergillosis diagnosis
Aspergillus flavus isolation & purification
Nose Diseases diagnosis
Paranasal Sinus Diseases diagnosis
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Details
- Language :
- Italian
- ISSN :
- 0392-100X
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1307449