title: Fungus ball in concha bullosa: an unusual cause of retro-orbital pain.
abstract: Fungus ball in the concha bullosa is an extremely rare disease. We described a case of the fungus ball in the concha bullosa in a 22-year-old woman. Preoperative diagnosis was based on nasal endoscopy and computed tomography scanning. The patient was endoscopically operated on. The examination of the removed material was reported as fungal infection. This case was found worth writing because of the location of the concha bullosa and its rare occurrence in this location.
authors.affiliation: From the *Otorrhinolaryngology Department, Inonu University Medical Faculty; †Infectious Diseases Department, Malatya State Hospital Malatya; ‡Microbiology Department, Inonu University Medical Faculty, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yuksel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toplu
authors.forename: Sibel A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Toplu
authors.forename: Sermin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Can
authors.forename: Cigdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuzucu
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D058447:Eye Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D009915:Orbit; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014420:Turbinates / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult