Allergic Fungal Sinusitis: Masquerade Syndrome and Delay in Diagnosis

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Identifier 20170402_nanos_posters_140
Title Allergic Fungal Sinusitis: Masquerade Syndrome and Delay in Diagnosis
Creator Justin Karlin; Steven Newman; Jose Gurrola
Affiliation (JK) (SN) (JG) University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Subject Optic Neuropathy; Skull Base; Neuro-ophth & Infectious Disease (eg, AIDS, Prion); Orbit
Description Allergic fungal sinusitis is a chronic inflammatory upper respiratory disorder characterized by a type I immediate hypersensitivity reaction to fungal antigens. It may present with nasal polyps, sinus obstruction, and elevated serum IgE. HistoPathology may; demonstrate the presence of fungal hyphae and chronic inflammation. In its most severe forms, AFS may lead to orbital invasion, compressive optic neuropathy and intracranial extension.
Date 2017
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2017 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2017: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2017. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6gb5z4k
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 1272662
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gb5z4k
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