TITLE:
An Unusual Presentation of Fungal Mass in Concha Bullosa
AUTHORS:
Ganesh Kumar Balasubramaniam, Ramanathan Thirunavukarasu, Ramesh Babu Kalyanasundaram, Gitanjali Narendran
KEYWORDS:
Concha Bullosa, Fungal Ball, Fungal Sinusitis, Nasal Obstruction, Aspergillus
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,
Vol.3 No.5,
September
18,
2014
ABSTRACT: Fungal infection usually involves the paranasal sinuses. This is a rare case of fungal mass in concha bullosa. A 19-year-old immunocompetent female patient presented with nasal obstruction. Anterior rhinoscopy revealed enlarged middle turbinate on left side. CT showed heterogenous opacity and enlargement of left middle turbinate. Intraoperatively, middle turbinate was found to be filled with cheesy material which was culture positive for Aspergillus fumigatus.