Microbiological Aspect of Fungal Rhinosinusitis: Study Conducted in Tertiary Care Hospital of North India.

Abstract

Introduction: Fungal rhinosinusitis is the emerging disease of current era, so isolation of fungus is important aspect to plan the treatment modalities accordingly. Methods: 50 samples of suspected patients of fungal rhinosinusitis were studied. Various samples like nasal secretion, nasal lavage and tissue were examined on direct microscopy using KOH and processed by standard protocols for fungal culture. Result: Out of 50 suspected cases fungal rhinosinusitis was seen in 23 (46%) cases. The 40% of cases were positive by direct microscopy using 20%KOH and 46% were positive by fungal culture. The most common fungal isolates was Aspergillus flavus (65.5%) followed by Aspergillus niger (13%). Conclusion: Aspergillus spp. was the most common isolated species among all the cases of fungal rhinosinusitis.