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. 2011 Apr-Jun;28(2):104-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.riam.2010.12.004. Epub 2011 Jan 18.

[Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis caused by Curvularia sp]

[Article in Spanish]
Verónica C Alvarez  1 , Liliana Guelfand, Juan Carlos Pidone, Rolando Soloaga, Paula Ontivero, Alejandra Margari, Gabriela López Daneri
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[Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis caused by Curvularia sp]

[Article in Spanish]
Verónica C Alvarez et al. Rev Iberoam Micol. 2011 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis is a benign and non-invasive sinusal disease related to a hypersensitivity reaction to fungal antigens. This process can cause tissue edema with chronic inflammatory disturbances of the respiratory mucosa. We present the case of a 17 year-old immunocompetent male, with history of seasonal allergic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps and previous surgery for mucocele of the frontal sinus. Sticky material was removed in the last surgery that revealed pigmented and septed filaments on direct examination, and yielded Curvularia on Sabouraud dextrose agar. After a course of amphotericin B, treatment was switched to itraconazole, with good tolerance and favorable clinical outcome.

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