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Erskine, Sally E, Schelenz, Silke and Philpott, Carl M 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1125-3236
(2013)
Unilateral cacosmia: a presentation of maxillary fungal infestation.
BMJ Case Reports, 2013.
ISSN 1757-790X
Abstract
We present a case of long-standing unilateral cacosmia in a healthy 67-year-old man due to maxillary fungal infestation. Treatment with septoplasty had been attempted 10 years prior but no further investigation or management undertaken and symptoms continued. Subsequent MRI scan revealed significant opacification of the left maxillary sinus. This was readily amenable to treatment by balloon sinuplasty. This yielded viscous grey mucus which grew Scedosporium apiospermum. The case highlights the need for careful investigation of olfactory symptoms, including blood tests to exclude systemic causes, endoscopy and imaging where indicated.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Medical Microbiology (former - to 2018) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Respiratory and Airways Group Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jul 2013 08:52 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 01:08 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/42486 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2013-008808 |
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