Allergic fungal sinusitis-induced visual loss.
In this report we review 56 adult and 26 pediatric patients who presented to our practice with pathologically confirmed allergic fungal sinusitis from 1989 to 1997. Of this group, three patients presented with visual loss and were treated with prompt surgical decompression followed by immunomodulation.
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 75235, USA.
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Marple
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Gibbs
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Mabry
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone