[Invasive sinusal mycosis due to Chrysosporium tropicum].
An invasive sinusal mycosis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency is reported. The clinical course and causal agent (Chrysosporium tropicum) were both rather atypical. This fungus has been seldom isolated as a cause of nasosinusal infections. Just one more case like this is found when literature is reviewed. We emphasize importance of early diagnosis and treatment to reduce morbi-mortality.
Guerrero Palma
Miguel Angel
MA
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital General Básico Santa Ana, Motril, Granada, España. mianguepal@terra.es
Avila Espín
Luis
L
Fernández Pérez
Antonio
A
Moreno León
Javier Angel
JA
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000368:Aged; D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery