Phaeohyphomycosis of the nasal sinuses caused by Bipolaris species.
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.
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Queensland Medical Laboratory, Brisbane.
Forgan-Smith
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Miller
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Haswell
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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