Allergic fungal sinusitis.
Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) is a recently described entity that has been frequently misdiagnosed in the past. AFS is now felt to be the most common cause of fungal sinusitis. There is now a sufficient experience to make the diagnosis and the causative organisms have been elucidated. However, controversy continues to surround the pathophysiology and treatment of this challenging disease.
Clarke
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La., USA.
Kreutziger
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009077:Mucins / Q000032:analysis; D009093:Mucus / Q000737:chemistry; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D009077:Mucins