A Case of Multiple Fungal Balls Involving the Isolated Three Sinuses

Jo, Min Ho; Koh, Seung Hyun; Choi, Sang Heon; Lee, Jae Hoon; Kim, Hun Soo

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2010;17(2):121-123.
Published online November 30, 2010.

A Case of Multiple Fungal Balls Involving the Isolated Three Sinuses

Min Ho Jo, Seung Hyun Koh, Sang Heon Choi, Jae Hoon Lee, Hun Soo Kim

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea. nose-1023@hanmail.net
²Department of Pathology, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.

인접하지 않은 세 부비동에서 발생한 다발성 진균구 1예

조민호, 고승현, 최상헌, 이재훈, 김헌수

원광대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실,¹ 병리학교실²

Abstract

The fungal ball usually occurs in a single sinus, most frequently in the maxillary sinus, and multiple sinus localization has rarely been reported? Recently, the authors experienced a rare case of multiple fungal balls involving three sinuses that were not contiguous, the bilateral maxillary sinuses and right sphenoid sinus. The patient had a history of endodontic treatment. We report this rare case with a literature review.

Key Words: Fungal ball;Multiple;Sinus