What are the most common types of fungal infection of the sinuses?
Fungal infections occur or commonly in some areas of the United States and world more than they do in other areas of the United States are world. Specifically, and some of the warmer climates, fungal infections are more common. There are two common types of fungal infections of the sinuses. One is called “allergic fungal sinusitis”, and the other is called “fungus ball” or a mycetoma of the sinuses. They are very different in how they affect patients, how they look on exam, what they look like on CT, and how they are treated, so its very important to distinguish between these two types of fungal sinusitis. When is a fungal infection suspected? Usually, a doctor starts to think about a fungal infection of the sinuses under certain circumstances. These circumstances are: • A patient with unilateral sinus disease, that is sinus disease all on the left or all on the right side. Note: Not all patients with unilateral disease have fungal sinusitis, but its much more common for unilateral dis
