Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007; 18(1):96-99

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.2007.18.1.96

증례

양측 상악동에서 발생한 진균구 3예

고승현¹, 이정헌¹, 이재훈¹^,^*

Three Cases of Fungus Balls of Bilateral Maxillary Sinuses

Seung Hyun Koh¹, Jung Hun Lee¹, Jae Hoon Lee¹^,^*

¹원광대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, College of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea

^*교신저자: 이재훈, 570-711 전북 익산시 신용동 344-2 원광대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 전화： (063) 850-1310·전송： (063) 841-6556 E-mail： coolnose@wonnms.wonkwang.ac.kr

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Received: Feb 12, 2007; Accepted: Apr 25, 2007

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

The fungus ball form of fungal sinusitis, formerly known as mycetoma or aspergilloma, occurs in immunocompetent individuals and is almost never invasive. It produces minimal symptoms and usually affects only one sinus. It may produce symptoms of chronic sinusitis such as rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction and the sensation of pressure. The most common site is maxillary sinus unilaterally. But the cases that involved bilateral maxillary sinuses have been rarely reported. In this report, we present three cases of the fungus balls which are involved bilateral maxillary sinus. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2007;18:96–99)

Keywords: 진균구; 상악동; 양측

Keywords: Fungus ball; Maxillary sinus; Bilateral