Historical aspects of fungal sinusitis, topical issues of early diagnosis and medical care on clinical example: A review

Abstract

Inflammatory diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses provoked by fungal contamination have been on the rise over the past decades. The cause of infection, according to the literature, is more often accidental ingestion of filling material, fragments of teeth and small parts of the implant into the sinuses, followed by fungal contamination. Diagnosis of fungal sinusitis, as a rule, is not difficult, but if the use of modern technological capabilities of research and differential analysis is refused or ignored, the verification of the diagnosis may be erroneous and the routing of the patient will not be determined correctly. In the context of early diagnosis and timely treatment of inflammatory diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses, of course, a brief historical overview reflecting the importance of the existing problem will be useful for doctors, and the given clinical example will largely help to avoid mistakes.

Keywords

• maxillary sinus mycosis
• fungal lesion of the paranasal sinuses
• mycetoma
• fungal ball