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Invasive Aspergillus flavus sinusitis in an immunocompetent patient using intranasal cocaine

Invasive fungal sinusitis is a rare and potentially fatal infection that tends to occur in immunocompromised hosts. Presented is the case of a 33-year-old immunocompetent male with several months of recurrent facial and nasal pain refractory to several antibacterial courses before a diagnosis of inv...

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Autores principales: Bougioukas, Lauren, Campbell, Brendan, Crooker, Kyle, Freed, Jason A., Wilcock, Jonathan, Singh, Devika, Hale, Andrew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8585617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34804802
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01327
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Sumario:Invasive fungal sinusitis is a rare and potentially fatal infection that tends to occur in immunocompromised hosts. Presented is the case of a 33-year-old immunocompetent male with several months of recurrent facial and nasal pain refractory to several antibacterial courses before a diagnosis of invasive Aspergillus sinusitis was made. The patient’s symptoms and infection were successfully treated with a combination of surgical debridement and voriconazole. The authors review the epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of invasive fungal sinusitis due to Aspergillus.