title: Periorbital pain induced by the concha bullosa fungus ball: a case report.
abstract: Concha bullosa is characterized by pneumatization of the middle turbinate and is one of the most common variations of the sinonasal anatomy. It is most often asymptomatic. A fungus ball in the concha bullosa is extremely rare, with only two reported cases in the English literature. This article describes a patient with such a fungus ball in the concha bullosa that caused right periorbital pain, specifically in the right medial canthal area, similar to mucosal contact point headache.
authors: Kyung Soo
authors: KS
authors: Kim
authors: Hyun Jik
authors: HJ
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D058447:Eye Pain / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014420:Turbinates / Q000382:microbiology*