An Unusual Presentation of Fungal Mass in Concha Bullosa

Balasubramaniam, Ganesh Kumar; Thirunavukarasu, Ramanathan; Kalyanasundaram, Ramesh Babu; Narendran, Gitanjali

doi:10.4236/ijohns.2014.35048

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“…To the best of our knowledge, there are only 17 cases of FB in CB described in literature, including 2 cases reported by DuFour, but without any clinical or radiological informations. [1 , 3 , 6 , 8 , 10 , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] ].…”

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Fungal ball in concha bullosa as incidentaloma: A case report and the review of the literature

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Marino

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Concha bullosa is an anatomic variant consisting in an enlargement and pneumatization of the middle nasal turbinate. A fungal ball (FB) localized in this structure is an extremely rare disease. This article describes the unusual case of a young patient with an asymptomatic fungal mass in the concha bullosa, incidentally discovered at computed tomography (CT) scan of the head, which was performed after trauma.

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Fungal ball in concha bullosa as incidentaloma: A case report and the review of the literature

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Marino

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“…However, CB may cause symptoms such as nasal obstruction, facial pain, and a decrease in the sense of smell [1,2]. Typically, CB contains mainly air; it is very rare to have a fungal mass within the CB, which has only occurred in a limited number of reported cases [3,4]. However, fungal involvement of the nasal and paranasal sinuses has increased in recent years, with Aspergillus species being the most common isolated fungus [5].…”

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Huge Concha Bullosa Involved With Allergic Fungal Sinusitis and Mimicking a Bony Tumor

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Aloraini

Alqaryan

2021

Cureus

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Concha bullosa (CB) is a pneumatized air cell within the nasal turbinates, often in the middle turbinate. CB is one of the most common anatomical variations found in the middle turbinate. It generally tends to be asymptomatic but can cause symptoms such as nasal obstruction, facial pain, and a decrease in the sense of smell. Moreover, CB can be involved in chronic rhinosinusitis, which can lead to its confusion with other lesions, as the radiographic picture might mimic other nasal pathologies. Here, we report a case of massive CB involved with allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) and mimicking a bony tumor in order to highlight the diagnostic challenge of this clinical entity.

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