title: Allergic fungal sinusitis.
abstract: Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) is believed to be an allergic reaction of the sinus mucosa to environmental fungi that is finely dispersed into the air. We present a 23 year old man who presented to us with a unilateral nasal mass with foul smelling discharge and headache. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) was performed. Microbiology and histopathological examination of the mass confirmed it to be a case of AFS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal. mallicks_2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mallick
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavania
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borgohain