Alternaria alternata infection causing rhinosinusitis and orbital involvement in an immunocompetent patient

Abstract

Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis is a rare infection that occurs primarily in immunocompromised patients. The fungal pathogen Alternaria alternata is rarely associated with rhinosinusitis. We report a case of A. alternata rhinosinusitis in an immunocompetent patient. Keywords: Cerebral parenchyma, fungus, mycelian filaments, sinus