A Case of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis due to Curvularia.
10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.2.98
- Author:
Hae Sun CHUNG
1
;
Jang Ho LEE
;
Hyo Yeol KIM
;
Nam Yong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. micro.lee@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Allergic fungal sinusitis;
Curvularia species
- MeSH:
Eosinophils;
Fungi;
Hypersensitivity, Immediate;
Incidence;
Korea;
Mucins;
Mucus;
Sinusitis
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2010;13(2):98-101
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) is a noninvasive form of fungal rhinosinusitis resulting from an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. The diagnosis of AFS can be established by demonstrating type I hypersensitivity, presence of fungus in mucus, eosinophilic mucin, nasal polyposis, and characteristic CT scans. Although AFS is not unusual and its incidence may be increasing, few cases have been reported in Korea. Here, we report the first case of typical AFS in which Curvularia species was isolated by culture.
