Acute and chronic invasive fungal sinusitis and imaging features: A review

Year 2021, , 1214 - 1217, 01.12.2021

Hacı Taner Bulut , Ela Kaplan , Mahmut Çoraplı

https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.1024568

Abstract

Fungal sinusitis is an infrequent disease that happens in immunosuppressed patients. Although acute and chronic invasive fungal sinusitis are pathologies with different clinical features and radiological imaging findings, mortality and morbidity rates are similarly high in patients. Therefore, early identification and offensive treatment are crucial. The use of diagnostic methods and the correct interpretation of imaging findings help to prevent fatal outcomes.

Keywords

Fungal sinusitis, Magnetic resonance imaging, Computed tomography

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