1973
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100077926
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Aspergilloma of the frontal bone

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“…[12][13][14] Prolonged exposure to contaminated vegetable detritus is regarded as a secondary risk factor and poses a high risk to populations living in southern parts of the world which have hot and humid climates. [4][5][6][7] In its localised form, the disease originates in one of the sinuses and spreads to other sinuses through focal bony erosion. The frontal sinus ostium is located in the anterosuperior part of the nasal cavity and as such it is the least accessible site for the inhaled spores to enter and cause fungal sinusitis.…”
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“…[12][13][14] Prolonged exposure to contaminated vegetable detritus is regarded as a secondary risk factor and poses a high risk to populations living in southern parts of the world which have hot and humid climates. [4][5][6][7] In its localised form, the disease originates in one of the sinuses and spreads to other sinuses through focal bony erosion. The frontal sinus ostium is located in the anterosuperior part of the nasal cavity and as such it is the least accessible site for the inhaled spores to enter and cause fungal sinusitis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are only a few reports in the English literature, with most authors advocating an external approach for its management. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The clinical presentation of such a lesion is usually non-specific and misleading.…”
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“…'Ì n 1931 Just reported a case of rhinogenic brain aspergillosis with spread into the ethmoid and frontal sinus.3 Expansion from ethmoid affection into a frontal sinus was mentioned in three other instances. 6 Gupta (1973) was the first to report primary frontal sinus aspergillosis,7 followed by three others. [8][9][10] Case report…”
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“…Our first patient's symptoms were considered to indicate a possible frontal sinus mucocele, since frontal headache, fullness in the forehead and upper eyelid region, nasal Babinski et al 6 1 Bhalla et al 7 1 Chen & Chen 8 1 Dufour et al 2 4 Ferreiro et al 9 2 Gupta et al 10 1 Klossek et al 11 2 Kodama et al 12 1 Kumar et al 13 1 Panda & Reddy 14 2 Sekula et al 15 1 Stevens 16 1 Swoboda & Ullrich 4 1 Warder et al 17 1 Total 20 CLINICAL RECORD discharge, and obstruction are the most frequent clinical manifestations of this disease. 20 However, this patient's absence of previous trauma or surgery made this diagnosis unlikely.…”
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confidence: 99%