title: Phaeohyphomycosis of the nasal sinuses caused by Bipolaris species.
abstract: Phaeohyphomycosis of the nasal sinuses of three patients is reported. Diagnosis is based on the laboratory findings of the biopsy tissue from the sinus lesions. All cases demonstrate a localized opportunistic infection caused by the dematiaceous fungus Bipolaris spicifera.
authors.affiliation: Queensland Medical Laboratory, Brisbane.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forgan-Smith
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haswell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000473:pathology