Sphenoidal aspergillosis in two immunocompetents patients

Sphenoidal aspergillosis is a rare infection difficult to diagnose. The causative agent is most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus. Aim: To study the clinical and therapeutic characteristics of sphenoid aspergillosis. Cases: A 69-year-old woman and 61-year-old man with no medical history consult for a r...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal de mycologie médicale 2011-06, Vol.21 (2), p.142-145
Hauptverfasser: Zainine, R, Hachicha, A, Gamra, S B, Beltaief, N, Sahtout, S, Besbes, G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng ; fre
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Sphenoidal aspergillosis is a rare infection difficult to diagnose. The causative agent is most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus. Aim: To study the clinical and therapeutic characteristics of sphenoid aspergillosis. Cases: A 69-year-old woman and 61-year-old man with no medical history consult for a right headache and retro-orbital pain. Nasal endoscopy was normal. CT scan of facial bones showed opacity of the right sphenoid sinus with calcifications. They had a sphenoidotomy endoscopically. Mycologic and histologic examination concluded a sinus aspergillosis. The outcome was favorable in two cases. Conclusion: Clinical presentation of sphenoidal aspergillosis is not specific. CT scan of facial bones can suggest the diagnosis. The treatment consists in a sphenoidotomy.Original Abstract: L'aspergillose sphenoiedale est une affection rare de diagnostic difficile. L'agent causal est le plus souvent Aspergillus fumigatus. But: Etudier les caracteristiques cliniques et therapeutiques de l'aspergillose sphenoiedale. Observations: Il s'agit d'une femme agee de 69 ans et d'un homme age de 61 ans, sans antecedent pathologique notable qui se sont presentes pour des cephalees hemicraniennes droites et retro-orbitaires. L'endoscopie nasale etait normale. le scanner du massif facial a objective un comblement du sinus sphenoiedal droit avec des calcifications. Ils ont eu une sphenoiedotomie par voie endoscopique. Les examens mycologique et histologique ont conclu a une aspergillose sinusienne. L'evolution etait favorable dans les deux cas. Conclusion: Le tableau clinique de l'aspergillose sphenoiedale n'est pas specifique. la tomodensitometrie du massif facial permet d'evoquer le diagnostic. le traitement consiste en une sphenoiedotomie
ISSN:1156-5233
DOI:10.1016/j.mycmed.2011.03.006