Invasive paranasal mucormycosis with peripheral eosinophilia in an immunocompetent patient.
A 53-year-old healthy patient was admitted with unilateral nasal obstruction of one month duration which was suspected to be a malignancy because of mass-like finding on radiology and peripheral eosinophilia. The biopsy of the involved sinus showed tissue invasion by aseptate hyphae suggestive of a zygomycete and tissue infiltration of eosinophilia. He was diagnosed as invasive paranasal mucomycosis and treated with complete endoscopic sinus surgery and amphotericin B deoxycholate. Paranasal symptoms with peripheral eosinophilia might be a presentation of invasive fungal sinusitis.
Kim
Dae Woo
DW
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
Heo
Sang Taek
ST
Jeon
Sea-Yuong
SY
Kim
Jin Young
JY
Lim
Min Hee
MH
Bae
In-Gyu
IG
Yang
Jung Wook
JW
Lee
Jong Sil
JS
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000935:Antifungal Agents