Comparison of the clinical characteristics of bilateral and unilateral fungal balls in Korea

Ahn, Sang Hyeon; Lee, Eun Jung; Hong, Min Ho; Shin, Geun Cheol; Kim, Kyung Soo

doi:10.1007/s00405-019-05408-6

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“…Ahn et al reported that 38.2% of patients with unilateral fungal ball had a positive MAST test. 13 In this work, the MSFB group had a nonsignificantly lower eosinophil count than the normal and CRS groups (118 + 120, 167 + 193, and 150 + 130, respectively; P ¼ .07). Similarly, Kim et al reported a higher eosinophil count in patients with CRS than in those with a fungal ball (249.3 + 263.0 and 151.0 + 132.2, respectively; P < .001).…”

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Anatomical Variations Associated With Maxillary Sinus Fungal Ball

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Objective: We investigated the anatomical and dental factors associated with unilateral maxillary sinus fungal ball (MSFB). Also, we evaluated the effect of combinations of those factors on the incidence of MSFB. Methods: Three hundred patients were divided into MSFB, normal, and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) groups. We reviewed paranasal computed tomography scans for the presence of deviated nasal septum, concha bullosa (CB), Haller cells, and various dental factors. Also, we measured the ethmoid infundibulum, maxillary natural ostium, and CB. Results: Maxillary sinus fungal ball showed a more significant association with CB compared to the other 2 groups (37%, P < .05). The MSFB group had a lower rate of Haller cells than the normal group (10% vs 22%, respectively; P < .05). Also, the MSFB group had a wider maxillary sinus ostium than the normal group (7.07 ± 1.8 vs 5.48 ± 1.3 mm; P < .01). Moreover, the combination of CB and Haller cells was significantly associated with a decreased rate of the fungal ball ( P = .047, odds ratio = 0.694). The dental factors were more prevalent in the MSFB and CRS groups (73% and 75%, respectively) than in the normal group (32%, P < .001). Conclusions: Maxillary sinus fungal ball is significantly associated with CB, Haller cells, an increased maxillary sinus ostium size, and dental factors.

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“…Among microorganisms identified in this study, it is considered that Aspergillus, Penicillium and Fusarium are potential producers of mycotoxins, which can cause serious neurogenic, teratogenic, carcinogenic and immunosuppressive problems (Calvet et al, 2012;Sun et al, 2014;Kim et al, 2020). The Cladosporium, in turn, is generally considered a food contaminant, but some species are pathogenic to humans, related to skin infections, rhinosinusitis, brain abscess and septicemia (Menezes et al, 2017;Garcia et al, 2018;Ahn et al, 2019;Batra et al, 2019).…”

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Counting and identification of molds and yeasts in dry salted shrimp commercialized in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

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“…In these present cases, toothache was alleviated after FB removal surgery. As mentioned earlier, it could cause nonspecific clinical symptoms including facial pain, and toothache at the later stages of the disease [12].…”

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“…Similar to cases we reported, Yoon et al [9] reported that 6.1% of patients (29 out of 477) had toothache caused by the FB of the maxillary sinus. Ahn et al [12] reported that toothache was found in 3.8% of patients (1 out of 26) in the bilateral FB group and 3.9% of patients (16 out of 408) in the unilateral FB group. Sinusitis caused by FB is thought to induce toothache [8,9].…”

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Non-Odontogenic Toothache Caused by the Fungal Ball of Maxillary Sinus: Case Reports

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A fungal ball (FB) of the paranasal sinuses is a chronic, non-invasive fungal sinusitis defined as the accumulation of dense aggregation of fungal hyphae in a sinus cavity. A patient with FB infection in a sinus cavity has usually non-specific symptoms such as post-nasal drip, nasal congestion, headache. However, facial pain and toothache can be developed if FB infection is in maxillary sinus. The aim of this case report is to present two cases of FB of the maxillary sinus which caused toothache in the upper molar region. It is also to make dental practitioners consider the non-odontogenic origins of toothache and to pay special attention to avoid unnecessary dental treatment.

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Comparison of the clinical characteristics of bilateral and unilateral fungal balls in Korea

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

Anatomical Variations Associated With Maxillary Sinus Fungal Ball

Anatomical Variations Associated With Maxillary Sinus Fungal Ball

Counting and identification of molds and yeasts in dry salted shrimp commercialized in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

Non-Odontogenic Toothache Caused by the Fungal Ball of Maxillary Sinus: Case Reports

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