A Case of Fungal Ball Caused by Retained Glass Foreign Body in Maxillary Sinus for 30 Years

Heo, Sung Jae; Lee, Jae Ho; Kim, Jung Soo

doi:2017.24.2.123

J Rhinol > Volume 24(2); 2017

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2017;24(2):123-126.
Published online November 30, 2017.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18787/jr.2017.24.2.123

A Case of Fungal Ball Caused by Retained Glass Foreign Body in Maxillary Sinus for 30 Years

Sung Jae Heo, Jae Ho Lee, Jung Soo Kim

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. profsookim@gmail.com

30년동안 상악동에 존재한 유리 이물에 의해 발병한 진균구 1예

허성재, 이재호, 김정수

경북대학교 의학전문대학원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실

Abstract

The fungal ball is the most frequent non-invasive form of fungal sinusitis. Some authors have reported opportunistic fungus infections caused by retained foreign bodies in the maxillary sinus. Whereas previously reported foreign bodies were almost always metal materials, we report the case of a fungus ball caused by retained pieces of glass for 30 years. The patient complained of unilateral nasal obstruction. Computed tomography revealed fungal sinusitis and foreign bodies in the left maxillary sinus. The fungus ball and foreign bodies were removed via an endoscopic sinus surgery. After surgical removal, the patient became free from nasal symptoms.

Key Words: Fungi;Foreign bodies;Glass;Maxillary sinus