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Clinicomycological Profile of Fungal Rhinosinusitis in South India

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Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is widely prevalent globally. Fungal rhinosinusitis is a subtype which requires early detection by using appropriate tests and to make an accurate decision regarding the treatment modality. This study aims at determining the clinicomycological profile of fungal rhinosinusitis (FRS). A total of 105 patients with CRS were included in the study which was prospectively done during a time period of 18 months in a tertiary care hospital. All patients were subjected to CT scans and diagnostic nasal examinations (DNE) preoperatively. The sinonasal specimens were subjected to KOH mount, fungal culture and histopathological examination following functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). 53% of the patients with fungal sinusitis belonged to the age group 41–60 years. The prevalence of FRS was found to be 38% with aspergillus species accounting for about 85% cases. FRS is a disease which can have a wide spectrum of clinical presentations requiring early detection and appropriate treatment which is essential to avoid both short term and long term sequalae.

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, BLK- MAX Super Speciality Hospital, Pusa road, Rajendra Place, 110005, Delhi, India

    Nandini N Menon

  2. ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Department, JSS Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India

    Bharathi M B & Sandeep S

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Menon, N.N., B, B.M. & S, S. Clinicomycological Profile of Fungal Rhinosinusitis in South India. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75, 2142–2148 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-03826-x

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