In certain predisposed immunocompetent, atopic individuals, this causes an immune reaction producing mucosal thickening and the formation of allergic mucin, fungal concretions, and polyps.

Fungal sinusitis is a type of sinus infection caused by the growth of fungi, and it can be quite different from the more common bacterial or viral sinus infections. Unlike bacterial or viral sinus ...

Acute or fulminant fungal sinusitis usually affects diabetics and immunocompromised hosts. Patients at highest risk for acute invasive fungal sinusitis are poorly controlled diabetics and those ...

Timely diagnosis and advanced skull base surgery preserved the patient’s vision, avoided eye removal and averted life-threatening complications ...