title: Unexpected expansive paranasal sinus mucormycosis.
abstract: Mucormycosis infection of the paranasal sinuses is a very rare but serious condition. Patients are usually immunocompromised by systemic disease. We report an unexpected case of expansive paranasal sinus mucormycosis in an immunocompetent European treated successfully with surgical debridement and intravenous amphotericin B. The pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of paranasal sinus mucormycosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. kri-la@get2net.dk
authors.forename: Kristian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: von Buchwald
authors.forename: Bjarki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ellefsen
authors.forename: Dorthe
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Francis
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002444:Cefuroxime