A Study on the Prevalence and Clinical Features of Fungal Sinusitis in Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery : Official Publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India
Sandeep ShettyNitish Aggarwal

Abstract

Chronic sinusitis is a common disorder worldwide a significant proportion of which is secondary to fungal aetiology contrary to popular belief that fungal sinusitis is a rare entity, more so in a country like India where warm moist climate in a number of states and ever rising incidence of diabetes mellitus gives the fungal organisms a perfect environment to grow. This study aims to find the incidence and clinical features of fungal rhinosinusitis in chronic rhinosinusitis reinstating the fact that it should be kept as a differential diagnosis in every patient presenting with symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis. Aim of the study was to find out the incidence and clinical manifestations of fungal sinusitis in chronic rhinosinusitis. A prospective study was conducted in JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore during a time period of 37 months i.e. November 2015 to December 2018. Total of 190 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis were evaluated with relevant investigations to reach the diagnosis. All patients were subjected to diagnostic nasal endoscopy and CT scan of paranasal sinuses. Patients were then subjected to functional endoscopic sinus surgery and sample collected was sent for KOH stain and fungal culture with...Continue Reading

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