[Nasosinusal aspergillosis. Apropos of 35 cases]. 1987

J J Braun, and A E Paurobally, and C Conraux

Principal characteristics of clinical and paraclinical pictures of nasosinusal aspergillosis (NSA) in 35 patients are analyzed and allow distinction of three main types of this nasosinusal fungal lesion. Localized, non-invasive nasosinusal aspergillosis (NINSA) is frequently of dental origin and presents as a chronic maxillary sinusitis resistant to conventional treatment. Serology is negative or non-significant for Aspergillus and recovery is complete after surgery. Invasive nasosinusal aspergillosis (INSA) affects debilitated patients (diabetes, immunodepression, malignant blood disease...), and presents with bone destruction, extension to orbit, base of skull and intracranial region, following an acute or subacute course with positive serology for Aspergillus. Early, wide surgical eradication is combined with local and general antifungal therapy but prognosis is poor. Allergic nasosinusal aspergillosis (ANSA), of more recent description, combines chronic sinusitis with severe nasosinusal polyposis, and specific histologic and immunologic features. Its course is favorable with corticoid therapy but long-term results are unknown.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006967 Hypersensitivity Altered reactivity to an antigen, which can result in pathologic reactions upon subsequent exposure to that particular antigen. Allergy,Allergic Reaction,Allergic Reactions,Allergies,Hypersensitivities,Reaction, Allergic,Reactions, Allergic
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010254 Paranasal Sinus Diseases Diseases affecting or involving the PARANASAL SINUSES and generally manifesting as inflammation, abscesses, cysts, or tumors. Disease, Paranasal Sinus,Diseases, Paranasal Sinus,Paranasal Sinus Disease,Sinus Disease, Paranasal,Sinus Diseases, Paranasal
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001228 Aspergillosis Infections with fungi of the genus ASPERGILLUS. Aspergillus Infection,Aspergilloses,Aspergillus Infections,Infection, Aspergillus,Infections, Aspergillus

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