Noninvasive aspergillosis as a maxillary antrolith: report of a rare case.
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2012-02-01
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Maxillary antrolithiasis is characterized by masses of tissue of endogenous or exogenous origin that calcify within the maxillary sinuses. Aspergillosis is a fungal disease in which the maxillary sinus is a primary site of infection. Aspergillosis mycetoma, its noninvasive form, is the most prevalent modality of the disease in the maxillary sinuses. In approximately half of the cases reported in the literature, calcification of the fungal mycelia, which later became antroliths, was verified. This article reports a rare case of the accidental discovery of a maxillary antrolith associated with noninvasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent and asymptomatic 56-year-old woman. The diagnosis and therapeutic procedures used in treating the patient are discussed as well as the probable iatrogenic origin of the fungal pathology.
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aspergillosis , asymptomatic disease , case report , computer assisted tomography , differential diagnosis , female , foreign body , human , incidental finding , maxilla tumor , maxillary sinus , microbiology , middle aged , mycetoma , odontogenic tumor , panoramic radiography , paranasal sinus disease , radiography , stone formation , tooth root , Aspergillosis , Asymptomatic Diseases , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Foreign Bodies , Humans , Incidental Findings , Lithiasis , Maxillary Neoplasms , Maxillary Sinus , Middle Aged , Mycetoma , Odontoma , Paranasal Sinus Diseases , Radiography, Panoramic , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Tooth Root
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Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985), v. 43, n. 2, p. 143-146, 2012.