title: Invasive paranasal mucormycosis with peripheral eosinophilia in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors: Dae Woo
authors: DW
authors: Kim
authors: Sang Taek
authors: ST
authors: Heo
authors: Sea-Yuong
authors: SY
authors: Jeon
authors: Jin Young
authors: JY
authors: Kim
authors: Min Hee
authors: MH
authors: Lim
authors: In-Gyu
authors: IG
authors: Bae
authors: Jung Wook
authors: JW
authors: Yang
authors: Jong Sil
authors: JS
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents