A Case of Fungal Ball with Cholesterol Granuloma in the Middle Ear Cavity
- Author:
Su Geun KIM
1
;
Eun Jung LEE
;
Ji Seob YOO
;
Cha Dong YEO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of Audiology & Otology 2020;24(4):210-213
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:0
- Abstract: Fungal balls consist of rounded conglomerates of fungal mycelia, which can form within a preexisting cavity. They are mostly found in the paranasal sinuses in the head and neck regions. Cholesterol granuloma is a fibrotic lesion that develops as a tissue response to a foreign body such as cholesterol crystals or hemosiderin and is often associated with chronic otitis media. We present the unusual case of a 62-year-old male who was treated for chronic otitis media, which was histologically confirmed as a fungal ball and cholesterol granuloma in the middle ear cavity following tympanomastoidectomy. This is the first reported case of synchronous fungal ball and cholesterol granuloma in the middle ear cavity.
