Journal of Marine Medical Society

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2015  |  Volume : 17  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 141--143

Maxillary sinus fungal ball due to aspergillus managed at a peripheral centre


Vishal Gaurav1, Natasha2, Prasant Panda3, Dilip Raghavan4 
1 Graded Specialist (ENT) INHS Jeevanti Vasco, Goa - 403802, INHS, Asvini, Colaba - 400005, Mumbai, India
2 Graded Specialist (Path) INHS Jeevanti, INHS, Asvini, Colaba - 400005, Mumbai, India
3 Commanding Officer, INHS Jeevanti, INHS, Asvini, Colaba - 400005, Mumbai, India
4 Senior Advisor and HOD (ENT), INHS, Asvini, Colaba - 400005, Mumbai, India

Correspondence Address:
Vishal Gaurav
Graded Specialist (ENT) INHS Jeevanti Vasco, Goa - 403802, INHS, Asvini, Colaba - 400005, Mumbai
India

Fungal infections of the paranasal sinuses are uncommon but are on the rise globally and usually occur in immunocompromised individuals. We report a case of a 69-year-old immunocompetent man with a maxillary sinus fungal ball caused by Aspergillus.


How to cite this article:
Gaurav V, Natasha, Panda P, Raghavan D. Maxillary sinus fungal ball due to aspergillus managed at a peripheral centre.J Mar Med Soc 2015;17:141-143


How to cite this URL:
Gaurav V, Natasha, Panda P, Raghavan D. Maxillary sinus fungal ball due to aspergillus managed at a peripheral centre. J Mar Med Soc [serial online] 2015 [cited 2023 Mar 28 ];17:141-143
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