title: [A case of isolated aspergillosis of the maxillary sinus].
abstract: Aspergillosis of the maxillary sinus is rarely seen in nonimmunocompromised patients. Among paranasal sinus infections associated with aspergillosis, the most common subtype is Aspergillus fumigatus. A 41-year-old woman presented with facial pain. She had a five-year history of root canal filling in the right upper molar teeth. Paranasal sinus tomography showed fungal sinusitis of radiopaque appearance, giving the impression of a foreign body in the maxillary sinus. The patient underwent endoscopic sinus surgery to purge infection of the maxillary sinus. Pathological examination revealed aspergillosis of the maxillary sinus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Meram Medical Faculty of Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey. bozkurtmetekaan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mete Kaan
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Tuncay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozçelik
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saydam
authors.forename: Lale
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kutluay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography