title: The many faces of fungal disease of the paranasal sinuses: CT and MRI findings.
abstract: The prevalence of fungal rhinosinusitis has increased worldwide over the last two decades. Fungal rhinosinusitis includes a wide variety of infections, from relatively innocent to rapidly fatal processes. Fungal infection may be one of the most challenging forms of sinonasal pathology to manage, especially the invasive forms, which have high mortality rates. Therefore, it is essential to correctly diagnose and classify fungal disease of paranasal sinuses in order to accurately predict prognosis and implement effective therapy. This essay describes the different manifestations of fungal sinusitis on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to optimize differentiation, and includes correlation with the pathologic classifications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA. mossabas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mahmud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mossa-Basha
authors.forename: A Turan
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ilica
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maluf
authors.forename: Ömer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Karakoç
authors.forename: Izlem
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Izbudak
authors.forename: Nafi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aygün
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*