Maxillary sinusitis from Pseudallescheria boydii. Efficacy of surgical therapy.
Pseudallescheria boydii is a ubiquitous mold of soil and is a frequent cause of mycetoma in the United States. Involvement of the sinuses is extremely rare. The necessity of medical and/or surgical management is largely unknown but appears to be dependent on variables of host defense mechanisms, as the fungus is relatively avirulent. Chronic maxillary sinusitis secondary to P boydii developed in a noncompromised woman. Evidence of erosion of the bony wall of the orbit was encountered at operation. Successful eradication of this infection was accomplished with surgical drainage alone.
D000328:Adult; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery