A pseudo tumoral sinusitis caused by Bipolaris sp.
This is the first published French case of a rhinosinusitis caused by Bipolaris sp. in an immunocompetent patient and suggests that this organism must be considered as an opportunistic human pathogen in warm and damp climate like the south-east of France. Bipolaris sp. is the most isolated fungi in allergic fungal sinusitis.
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Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital de l'Archet, Nice, France. patoutchi@caramail.com <patoutchi@caramail.com>
Castillo
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Hofman
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Bouchara
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Chanalet
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Gari-Toussaint
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery