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12660576

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
Isolated aspergillosis of the sphenoid sinus is a rare condition that is frequently diagnosed at a late stage because of its nonspecific and varying symptomatology. We report the case of a 75-year-old diabetic woman with a long history of retroorbital pain before she developed a subacute cavernous sinus syndrome. Neuroimaging including CT scan and MRI suggested a malignant tumor involving the sphenoid sinus but the diagnosis of aspergillosis was made intraoperatively and by histopathological examination. Soon after surgical drainage of the sphenoid sinus and systemic anti-fungal drug therapy, both retroorbital pain and cavernous sinus syndrome had completely resolved. This case emphasizes the fact that invasive isolated sphenoid sinus aspergillosis must be considered in the list of lesions causing sinus cavernous syndrome.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0035-3787
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
159
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
209-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
[Sinus cavernous syndrome caused by isolated aspergillosis of the sphenoid sinus].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Neurochirurgie, CHRU Pontchaillou, Rue Henri Le Guilloux, Rennes, Cedex, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports