Fungus Ball in Concha Bullosa: A Rare Case with Anosmia
Concha bullosa is the pneumatization of the concha and is one of the most common variations of the sinonasal anatomy. The histopathological changes caused by the infections which arise from the impaired aeration of conchal cavity are frequently found. Fungus ball of the nasal cavity is an extremely...
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| description | Concha bullosa is the pneumatization of the concha and is one of the most common variations of the sinonasal anatomy. The histopathological changes caused by the infections which arise from the impaired aeration of conchal cavity are frequently found. Fungus ball of the nasal cavity is an extremely rare, fungal infection with only three cases reported previously. In this paper, we present the fourth fungus ball case which developed within a concha bullosa and presented with anosmia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b419d1bce7da4d63bae8a8c6f5d2b9bc2025-08-20T02:23:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732013-01-01201310.1155/2013/920406920406Fungus Ball in Concha Bullosa: A Rare Case with AnosmiaMahmut Özkırıs0Zeliha Kapusuz1Selda Seçkın2Levent Saydam3Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bozok University Medical Faculty, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı No. 42, Yozgat, TurkeyDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bozok University Medical Faculty, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı No. 42, Yozgat, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Bozok University Medical Faculty, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı No. 42, Yozgat, TurkeyDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bozok University Medical Faculty, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı No. 42, Yozgat, TurkeyConcha bullosa is the pneumatization of the concha and is one of the most common variations of the sinonasal anatomy. The histopathological changes caused by the infections which arise from the impaired aeration of conchal cavity are frequently found. Fungus ball of the nasal cavity is an extremely rare, fungal infection with only three cases reported previously. In this paper, we present the fourth fungus ball case which developed within a concha bullosa and presented with anosmia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/920406 |
| spellingShingle | Mahmut Özkırıs Zeliha Kapusuz Selda Seçkın Levent Saydam Fungus Ball in Concha Bullosa: A Rare Case with Anosmia Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Fungus Ball in Concha Bullosa: A Rare Case with Anosmia |
| title_full | Fungus Ball in Concha Bullosa: A Rare Case with Anosmia |
| title_fullStr | Fungus Ball in Concha Bullosa: A Rare Case with Anosmia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fungus Ball in Concha Bullosa: A Rare Case with Anosmia |
| title_short | Fungus Ball in Concha Bullosa: A Rare Case with Anosmia |
| title_sort | fungus ball in concha bullosa a rare case with anosmia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/920406 |
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