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Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis presenting with intracranial spread along large sphenoidal emissary foramen

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Abstract A 13-year-old girl was admitted for headache, right periorbital swelling and erythema. CT imaging demonstrated right orbital preseptal cellulitis, severe pansinusitis and suspected epidural abscess. Brain MRI and sinus… Click to show full abstract

Abstract A 13-year-old girl was admitted for headache, right periorbital swelling and erythema. CT imaging demonstrated right orbital preseptal cellulitis, severe pansinusitis and suspected epidural abscess. Brain MRI and sinus CT confirmed an epidural abscess in the right middle cranial fossa and a second extra-cranial abscess in the right infratemporal fossa along with large right sphenoidal emissary foramen. Drainage from sinus surgery confirmed allergic fungal rhinosinusitis. She was treated with prednisone and voriconazole.

Keywords: sphenoidal emissary; fungal rhinosinusitis; allergic fungal; along large; emissary foramen

Journal Title: Medical Mycology Case Reports
Year Published: 2021

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