title: Fungal Sinusitis.
abstract: Fungal sinusitis is characterized into invasive and noninvasive forms. The invasive variety is further classified into acute, chronic and granulomatous forms; and the noninvasive variety into fungus ball and allergic fungal sinusitis. Each of these different forms has a unique radiologic appearance. The clinicopathologic and corresponding radiologic spectrum and differences in treatment strategies of fungal sinusitis make it an important diagnosis for clinicians and radiologists to always consider. This is particularly true of invasive fungal sinusitis, which typically affects immuno compromised patients and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis allows initiation of appropriate treatment strategies resulting in favorable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, NYU School of Medicine, 660 First Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Eytan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raz
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, NYU School of Medicine, 660 First Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Win
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, NYU School of Medicine, 660 First Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, NYU School of Medicine, 660 First Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Yvonne W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Lui
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, NYU School of Medicine, 660 First Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, NYU School of Medicine, 660 First Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: Girish.Fatterpekar@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Girish M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Fatterpekar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009181:Mycoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Allergic fungal sinusitis; Granulomatous fungal sinusitis; Invasive fungal sinusitis; Noninvasive fungal sinusitis