Rhinosinusitis Caused by Unusual Fungus Fonsecaea pedrosoi - A Rare Case Report from South India

Chadiesh Nagarajan¹, Premamalini Thayanidhi², Rajyoganandh Subramanian Vijayaraman², Anupma Jyoti Kindo^2, and John Samuel³

¹Department of Microbiology, Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Trichy, India

²Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

³Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Chadiesh Nagarajan, Premamalini Thayanidhi, Rajyoganandh Subramanian Vijayaraman, Anupma Jyoti Kindo and John Samuel. Rhinosinusitis Caused by Unusual Fungus Fonsecaea pedrosoi - A Rare Case Report from South India. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(9):297-300. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-9-9

Abstract

Phaeohyphomycosis causing rhinosinusitis is not very frequent. We here report a case of rhinosinusitis caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi in a 53 year old diabetic male, with deviated nasal septum. With surgical correction and antifungal treatment with itraconazole, the patient’s condition improved and he was discharged. Fonsecaea exists in the environment as a saprophyte and its infection is usually not lethal. However in immunocompromised individuals, when there is systemic invasion the mortality rate is high. With limited treatment options available for this fungus, early and prompt identification plays a major role not only in treatment, but also prevents further invasion.

Keywords

phaeohyphomycosis, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, fungal rhinosinusitis

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