Case Reports in Otolaryngology (Jan 2025)

Unprecedented Finding of Isolated Sphenoid Fungal Ball in a Child: A Case Report

  • Karl El Mendelek,
  • Joseph Makhlouf,
  • Charbel Daoud,
  • Fouad El Fata,
  • Jihad El Khoury

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/crot/4404155
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2025

Abstract

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Sphenoid sinus fungal ball is an uncommon disease that often occurs in adult patients, due to the rarity of sphenoid diseases in the pediatric population. To our knowledge, we were able to describe the first case of isolated sphenoid fungal ball, or mycetoma, in a child. No previous cases have been mentioned in the literature. We are presenting the case of a pediatric patient who presented with a long-standing refractory headache.