상악동에 발생한 국균증(鞠菌症)의 치험례

A case report of aspergillosis in maxillary sinus

Paranasal sinus aspergillosis is uncommon unless there is massive inhalation or an immunosuppressed host. It has two distinct type of noninvasive and invasive forms. Recently, the dental model of etiopathology is believed to explain the majority of cases in industrialized environment, in addition to classic aerogenic hypothesis, even in healthy individuals. And it presents most commonly as a chronic bacterial sinusitis, but sometimes orbital symptoms can be seen. The choice of treatment of this disease is radical surgery and adjunctive systemic antifungal therapy. We experienced a case of unilateral maxillary sinus aspergillosis in a 53 years old male, who has had scanty purulent nasal discharge and nasal stuffiness for 3 months. We made a brief review of literature & a case report.