Maxillary sinus fungus ball as a cause for facial pain: Analysis of three cases

The development of a sinus fungus ball (FB) is a form of non-invasive fungal sinusitis that generally affects immunocompetent individuals. In this report, 3 cases of maxillary sinus FB are described, including 1 bilateral maxillary sinus case. The fungal debris was cleared using endoscopic sinus surgery in each case. No recurrence was observed in follow-up at the 6th, 7th, or 26th month. The headache and facial pain symptoms of the patients improved. Efficient cleansing of the maxillary sinus, particularly the anterior wall, improves the recurrence ratio.

Yüz ağrısına neden olan maksiller sinüs fungus topu: Üç olgunun analizi

Fungus Ball (FB) genellikle immüncompetent kişileri etkileyen non-invaziv bir fungal sinüzit şeklidir. Sıklıkla maksiller sinüsleri etkiler. Biz bu vaka sunumunda bir tanesi bilateral maksiller sinüsü tutan 3 hastadaki maksiller sinüs FB unu değerlendirdik. Bu vakaların tümünde fungal debris Endoskopik Sinüs Cerrahisi (ESC) ile temizlenmiştir. Vakaların ayrı ayrı 6, 7 ve 26. ayındaki takiplerinde rekürrens izlenmedi. Hastaların özelikle yüz ağrısı ve baş ağrısı semptomları tamamen gerilemiştir. Maksiller sinüsün özellikle anterior duvarının iyi bir şekilde temizlenmesi rekürrens oranlarını azaltacaktır.

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