title: Nasal polyposis and fungal Schizophyllum commune infection: a case report.
abstract: We present a rare case of eosinophilic fungal rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in a 32-year-old woman caused by basidiomycete fungus Schizophyllum commune. Diagnosis was done by the endoscopic nasal examination, computed tomography (CT) of the paranasal sinuses, the histopathological examination of polyps, the presence of eosinophils and fungal hyphae in nasal mucus and by the detection of S. commune by culture. The patient was successfully treated by combination of oral itraconazole and topical corticosteroid therapy combined with surgery. The pathogenesis and diagnosis of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Rhinology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia. alexneta@sezampro.rs
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perić
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vojvodić
authors.forename: Lidija
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zolotarevski
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012567:Schizophyllum; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*