title: Chronic invasive sinus aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient: a case report.
abstract: We report the case of an immunocompetent, 39 year old male who presented with diplopia and diffuse headache. The CT scan demonstrated the presence of a sizeable mass that took over the nasal cavity, the right maxillary sinus, the sphenoid and ethmoid sinus, extending to the sellar and suprasellar region, and eroding the adjacent bones. The patient also underwent MRI and endoscopic sinus surgery. Biopsy of the suspected tissue for pathology and culture demonstrated Aspergillus fumigatus.
authors.affiliation: Korgialenio Benakio Red Cross Hospital of Athens, Department of Radiology, Athanasaki 1 St., 11526 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mylona
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tzavara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ntai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pomoni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thanos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole