Isolated Maxillary Sinus Aspergilloma Associated with Tooth Extraction: Case Report

Year 2019, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 279 - 283, 31.12.2019

Damla Torul Çağla Sunar , Havva Erdem

https://doi.org/10.19127/mbsjohs.530937

Abstract

Aspergillosis
is a fungal infection mainly affects the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in
maxillofacial region. Aspergillus infection can be seen in three clinical forms
as non-invasive, invasive and allergic. The non-invasive form of aspergillus
also called as aspergillus mycetoma, aspergilloma or fungus ball, commonly seen
in healthy individuals. Maxillary sinus aspergilloma may occur after treatments
of antral teeth. Although usually asymptomatic maxillary sinus aspergilloma in
some instance may exhibit clinical symptoms such as swelling, purulent discharge,
chronic sinus pain, nasal congestion, headache which are similar to the other
sinus infections in symptomatic patients. This case report presents the
diagnosis and surgical management of maxillary sinus aspergillus infection that
occurs after tooth extraction. 

Keywords

Fungus, paranasal sinus, aspergillosis

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