title: [One case of fungal sinusitis foreign body in nasal sinus].
abstract: A young female complained repeated nasal discharge for over three months with discomfort of right cheek, and oral antibiotics had less effect. She has a history of "root canal therapy" five years before. Physical examination found purulent secretion in the right middle nasal meatus, and light tenderness in the right side of the maxillary sinus area. The CT scan of paranasal sinus shown possible fungal infection of right maxillary sinus. Finally the nasal endoscopic surgery confirmed the fungus ball of right maxillary sinus with foreign body (the root canal filling material).
authors.forename: Xudong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000382:microbiology; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed