<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Invasive fungal rhinosinusitides are a group of disorders with three subtypes (acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis, chronic invasive fungal rhinosinusitis and granulomatous invasive fungal rhinosinusitis), requiring urgent diagnosis and early treatment due to the reserved vital and functional prognosis. This disorder occurs in immunocompromised patients, but it can also occur in immunocompetent people. Aspergillus and Mucormicosis species are the most common microorganisms found in invasive fungal rhinosinusites. The otorhinolaryngologic clinical examination and imaging techniques provide important diagnostic information in patients with risk factors for invasive fungal rhinosinusitis, including intracranial or orbital extension identification. The treatment of invasive fungal rhinosinusites (acute or chronic) consists of reversing immunosuppression, appropriate systemic antifungal therapy and aggressive and prompt surgical debridement of the affected tissues.</p></abstract>

Invasive fungal rhinosinusitides are a group of disorders with three subtypes (acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis, chronic invasive fungal rhinosinusitis and granulomatous invasive fungal rhinosinusitis), requiring urgent diagnosis and early treatment due to the reserved vital and functional prognosis. This disorder occurs in immunocompromised patients, but it can also occur in immunocompetent people. Aspergillus and Mucormicosis species are the most common microorganisms found in invasive fungal rhinosinusites. The otorhinolaryngologic clinical examination and imaging techniques provide important diagnostic information in patients with risk factors for invasive fungal rhinosinusitis, including intracranial or orbital extension identification. The treatment of invasive fungal rhinosinusites (acute or chronic) consists of reversing immunosuppression, appropriate systemic antifungal therapy and aggressive and prompt surgical debridement of the affected tissues.

Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis

“Nicolae Testemitanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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Invasive fungal rhinosinusitides are a group of disorders with three subtypes (acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis, chronic invasive fungal rhinosinusitis and...

Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis

Online veröffentlicht: 07. März 2019

Seitenbereich: 13 - 19

Eingereicht: 30. Okt. 2018

Akzeptiert: 10. Dez. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2019-0001

Schlüsselwörter
rhinosinusitides, Aspergillus, invasive, acute, chronic

© 2019 Lucia Gariuc et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis

Online veröffentlicht: 07. März 2019

Seitenbereich: 13 - 19

Eingereicht: 30. Okt. 2018

Akzeptiert: 10. Dez. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2019-0001

Schlüsselwörterrhinosinusitides, Aspergillus, invasive, acute, chronic

© 2019 Lucia Gariuc et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
rhinosinusitides, Aspergillus, invasive, acute, chronic