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  • Case Report   
  • Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 2015, Vol 5(3): 190
  • DOI: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000190

Sphenoid Aspergilloma: Diagnosed as a Malignancy: A Case Report

Gray MR1, Thrasher JD2*, Dennis Hooper3, Dumanov MJ4, Cravens R5 and Jones T6
1Progressive Healthcare Group, Benson, Arizona, , USA
2Retired, Consultant to Progressive Healthcare Group, Benson Arizona, , USA
3RealTime: Laboratories, Carrollton, Texas, , USA
4Mycological Institute Subclinical Research Group, , USA
5Tucson Ear, Nose and Throat, Tucson, , USA
6Husband of the Affected Woman, , USA
*Corresponding Author : Thrasher JD, Retired, Consultant to Progressive Healthcare Group, Benson Arizona, USA, Tel: 91-575-937-1150, Email: toxicologist1@msn.com

Received Date: Jan 17, 2015 / Accepted Date: Feb 05, 2015 / Published Date: Feb 11, 2015

Abstract

Purpose: This case study was undertaken to demonstrate the important aspects of the differentiation between a fungal infections of the sphenoid sinus vs a diagnosis of cancer. It is important to consider fungal disease in the differential diagnosis when treating masses in the sinuses. A 55 year old female employee was exposed to a waterdamaged office that had fungal and bacterial growth. She developed a sphenoid mass that was first diagnosed as cancer. After surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and a second biopsy she discharged fungal hyphae from the opened sphenoid sinus.

Methods: In 2005 her workplace was noted to have water intrusion and was inspected and tested for the presence of fungi and Gram negative bacteria. Wipe samples of dust were collected for culturing and identification of mold and bacteria. Biopsy specimens were tested by PCR DNA analysis for species of mold. The biopsy specimens were reviewed by a Medical Mycologist. The histology slides were stained with Giemsa. Sphenoid discharged materials were stained with fungalase.

Results: The sphenoid mass was shown to be an aspergilloma, Aspergillus terreus. Mycotoxins detected in urine were macrocyclic trichothecenes, aflatoxins and ochratoxin. The sphenoid aspergilloma completely resolved following oral and intranasal administration of antifungals. Multiple organ symptoms resulting from her exposure and chronic inflammation abated following detoxification and supportive antioxidant therapy. Clinical observations and diagnostic testing ruled out other causes, revealing chronic inflammation and an infection resulting from exposure to fungi and bacteria in the work environment.

Conclusions: Sphenoid aspergilloma can be medically treated with a combination of voriconazole and cyclosporine when they are administered intranasally. The required duration antifungal therapy can be determined by DNA PCR in combination with MRI and appropriate follow up. The findings are discussed and the rational for accepting the aspergilloma rather than a sphenoid malignancy is presented. It is imperative that fungal origins be considered in cases of suspected sinus neoplasms.

Citation: Gray MR, Thrasher JD, Hooper D, Dumanov MJ, Cravens R, et al. (2015) Sphenoid Aspergilloma: Diagnosed as a Malignancy: A Case Report. Otolaryngology 5:190. Doi: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000190

Copyright: © 2015 Gray MR, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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