Abstract
Diagnosis, nosological individualization, and treatment of allergic fungal sinusitis remain difficult and controversial despite the increasing number of publications. We present ten cases of allergic fungal sinusitis and review the literature to highlight the main clinical, radiological, biological, immunoallergological, mycological, and therapeutics features. This retrospective study included ten patients (six men and four women, mean age 45 years) with allergic fungal sinusitis diagnosed on the basis of all diagnostic criteria reported in the literature. Six patients had isolated allergic fungal sinusitis which was associated with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in the four others. Treatment combined endoscopic sinus surgery and corticosteroids, which provided good results in six patients and average results in three. Treatment failure was observed in one patient. As in the case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, a set of clinical, radiological, histopathological, immunoallergological and mycological criteria is necessary for precise diagnosis and to avoid fungal drift. The most appropriate endoscopic sinus surgery and the best corticosteroid regimen remain to be determined.
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