Fungal Sinusitis

Usually the cause of sinusitis is caused by bacteria and viruses. But also a causative agent of sinusitis is very dangerous fungus little attention. In nature, mold spores are present in soil, air and dusty in organic matter, carcasses, rotting vegetation ... if we inhaled the spores, they will stick to the walls of the nose, the cavity sinuses and cause sinusitis.
 
The fungus that causes sinusitis is the most common fungus Aspergillus. Conditions favorable for fungal development and disease is hot and humid climate, rainfall, causing fungi easily dispersed in
the air. If combined with air pollution, dust, the higher the risk of fungal infection. In addition, the available medical reduce the drainage of the sinuses as crooked septum deviation, foreign body in the nose, sinuses, or have less resistance, diseases such as HIV immunosuppression, diabetes, diseases of the blood ... as well as favorable factors increase the risk of disease.
Manifestations like sinusitis due to infections
Fungal sinusitis also have symptoms similar to the case of sinusitis due to infections. When the disease, the patient can see the expression: headache, nasal congestion, runny nose in or cloudy. Fungal sinusitis is common in maxillary sinus and sinus butterfly. Depending on the location of infection that has different symptoms such as inflammation of the maxillary sinus headache usually the cheeks, temples both sides; Butterfly sinusitis (sinus cheek) the headache at the top or at the occipital sinus disease. In some cases, snorted or less sputum mixed with blood.
Serious complications
Serious complications of fungal sinusitis is when patients often ignore the initial symptoms leading to more severe disease when the fungus has developed into a large mass that fills the sinus cavity, the cavity walls and destroy invading the adjacent organs such as the eye sockets, brain. When the fungus enters the eye socket will see eye patients were fading, the most dangerous are permanently blind. It penetrates into the skull will cause meningitis or encephalitis; Where the fungus enters the nerve will cause paralysis of the nerve and the nerve so dominant; Especially dangerous fungus will cause vascular damage caused massive bleeding patients died. Therefore patients should not be subjective, the signs: nasal congestion, runny nose, headache need to find a health facility for treatment causes the disease properly.
Fungal Sinusitis can be treated if detected early. The treatment is simple and most effective is to remove foreign bodies in the nose, sinuses, solve the causes of sinus obstruction such as polypectomy, tumors or other deformities overcome the nasal sinuses. If detected in fungal sinus block will be treated thoroughly, rinse pump and sinus cavities. The patient may need to use fungicides according to the stage of the disease and the right combination of drugs, antifungal drugs are harmful to the liver patients should comply with an order for prescription medication.