A case of allergic fungal otomastoiditis with aural polyps

While common in the paranasal sinuses, the presence of allergic mucin within the middle ear is rare. Here we describe a case of what has been termed allergic fungal otomastoiditis (AFOM), an unusual immunologic response to the presence of fungal hyphae within the middle ear, with a unique presentati...

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Main Authors: Bovey Z. Zhu, Justin A. Bishop, Wade W. Chien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Otolaryngology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548816300467