In the past month, I’ve talked to four different people who have either had a sinus surgery or an actual sinus fungal ball, so today I will write about it. An “aspergilloma” is the name of what it was ...

Researchers at UB and the Mayo Clinic have shown that chronic sinusitis is an immune disorder caused by fungus, opening up a promising new avenue for treating this ubiquitous and debilitating ...

Sinus aspergillosis is a fungal infection that affects the sinuses. People with weakened immune systems and respiratory conditions are more likely to develop this condition. Aspergillus is a mold that ...

Patients treated with isavuconazole as primary or salvage therapy for invasive fungal sinusitis experienced overall survival rates of 82% at 42 days and 70% at 84 days, according to study results ...

How prevalent are fungal infections in the differential diagnosis of chronic sinusitis?—JANICE SKINNER, CRNP, Sykesville, Md. Fungal sinus infections occur primarily in immunosuppressed patients and ...

Q: My 11-year-old daughter had terrible breath. The dentist said that it wasn't coming from her teeth and referred us to an ENT (ear, nose and throat doctor). The ENT said he suspected that the small ...

Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (IFR) is a severe and often life-threatening condition characterized by the rapid progression of fungal infections in the sinuses, which can extend to surrounding ...

If you've ever experienced a sinus infection, you're all too familiar with the congestion, discharge, bad breath postnasal drip, headaches, fatigue, fever and pain and pressure in the sinus cavities ...

A new research perspective was published in Oncoscience (Volume 10) on May 27, 2023, entitled, "Think outside the box – atypical infections in chronic sinusitis." Inflammations of the paranasal ...

Tis the season for sinus infections. During the winter months, drier air — whether outside or in our cozy heated homes — causes the mucus lining in the nose to dry out and thicken, resulting in ...

When Jens Ponikau left Germany 10 years ago to do research in the United States on chronic sinus inflammation, he expected to stay nine months. Then a major breakthrough—uncovering the root cause of a ...