Maxillary sinus aspergillosis: a case report of the timely failure to treatment
Invasive aspergillosis of the paranasal sinuses is a rare and often misdiagnosed disease. This study reported a case of maxillary aspergillosis with a complete headache and eye pain after tooth extraction with a large abscess in the relative jaw. Tenderness in the right temporal, lower jaw numbness...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/1828 |
| Summary: | Invasive aspergillosis of the paranasal sinuses is a rare and often misdiagnosed disease. This study reported a case of maxillary aspergillosis with a complete headache and eye pain after tooth extraction with a large abscess in the relative jaw. Tenderness in the right temporal, lower jaw numbness and right eye proptosis was found. Histopathological examination was the suggestion of maxillary sinusitis with a fungal ball of aspergillus.
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| ISSN: | 2008-3289 2008-4447 |