How to diagnose sinus fungus balls in the paranasal sinus? an analysis of an institution's cases from january 1999 to december 2006

Rhinology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-384

  Broglie, M A ^a   Tinguely, M ^a   Holzmann, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Diagnostic accuracy; Histology; Mycology; Sensitivity; Sinus fungus ball; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS; PARANASAL SINUS; PENICILLIUM; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; SCEDOSPORIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUSITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PARANASAL SINUSES; PENICILLIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SCEDOSPORIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUSITIS;

EID: 72849127668     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4193/Rhin09.026     Document Type: Article

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