Allergic fungal sinusitis.
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.
Mallick
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Department of Otolaryngology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal. mallicks_2000@yahoo.com
Sharma
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Lavania
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Borgohain
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