Progression of chronic rhinosinusitis to invasive cerebro-orbital aspergillosis following steroid treatment: A case of induced immunosuppression
Invasive aspergillosis is a classic fungal infection of immunocompromised hosts which rarely manifests in immunocompetent patients. In this report, we present a case of invasive aspergillosis which resulted from induced immunosuppression through corticosteroid treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. Fu...
Main Authors: | Arman Sawhney, Nishan Rajaratnam, Diana Finkel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250923000963 |
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