Study on management of fungal infections of nose and parnasal sinuses

Authors

  • Prasad A. Kelkar Department of ENT, Ashwini Rural Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Kumbhari, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
  • Jyoti V. Hirekerur Department of ENT, Ashwini Rural Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Kumbhari, Solapur, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20184732

Keywords:

Fungal infection, Paranasal sinus, Aspergillosis, Nose

Abstract

Background: From last few years, the fungal infection has been increasing due to greatly enhanced international traffic and as opportunistic infections in consequence of use of powerful cytotoxic drugs. The disease invariably occurs in diabetics, usually with ketoacidosis, immune compromised patients. Hence, we planned to undertake the present study to evaluate a standard method of management of fungal infections of nose and paranasal sinuses.

Methods: A detailed examination of the nose and pranasal sinuses was carried out in the department of ENT. The patients were continuously monitored with pulse oximetry and ECG monitor. In all patients, nasal endoscopy was performed.  

Results: In this study, fungal infections of the nose and paranasal sinuses were found to be common between 20 and 50 years of age. Aspergillosis was the commonest sinonasal fungal infection followed by allergic fungal sinusitis, rhinosporidiosis and mucormycosis.

Conclusions: Early detection, proper and adequate dose of antifungal agents, timely surgical intervention in the form of debridement and sphenoethmoidectomy and orbital exenteration improve the survival rate in the disease of sinonasal fungal infections.

 

Author Biography

Prasad A. Kelkar, Department of ENT, Ashwini Rural Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Kumbhari, Solapur, Maharashtra, India

Associate Professor

Dept of ENT,
Ashwini Rural Medical College, Hospital & Research centre, Kumbhari

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2018-12-25

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