Solitary Fungus Ball of the Sphenoid Sinus

Faiz Alouni, Y. Yousof, Shahram Talebian Khorasani

University of Tishreen, Lattakia, Syrian Arab Republic.

DOI: 10.4236/ijohns.2013.26047                

Abstract

A 50-year-old woman with long standing nonspecific disturbing headaches of the mid-face and rear of the head plus retro-orbital pain for about one year duration was proved to suffer from the fungus ball involvement of the left sphenoid sinus after operation. The diagnosis was established by histopathologic examination of the specimen removed at the time of operation.

Keywords

Nonspecific Headaches; Retro-Orbital Pain; Fungus Ball; Sphenoid Sinus

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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