A Case of Massive Skull Base Erosion by Fungus Ball in the Sphenoid Sinus.
- Author:
Young Jun CHUNG
1
;
In Sang KIM
;
Kyung Sub YUN
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. docjung@paran.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sphenoid sinus;
Fungi;
Skull base;
Erosion
- MeSH:
Fungi;
Headache;
Hypertension;
Sinusitis;
Skull;
Skull Base;
Sphenoid Sinus
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2008;51(5):491-494
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Isolated sphenoid fungal sinusitis is rare and difficult to diagnose because the presenting symptoms are often vague and nonspecific. In addition, cases with skull base erosion are extremely rare. In this paper, we describe a rare case of destructive, but non-invasive isolated sphenoid fungus ball with massive skull base erosion causing recalcitrant headache and hypertension.
