Abstract
Fungus infections of the paranasal sinuses were considered as to be rare in occurrence. However, recently such infections seem to have increased with advent of therapy with antibiotics, steroid hormone and anticancerous agents. This report presents a rare case of aspergillosis of the maxillary sinus. A 37-year-old man complained a dull pain of the left maxilla. X-ray and CT examinations revealed a diffuse radiopacity in the left maxillary sinus. Clinical diagnosis of maxillary sinusitis was made and Caldwell-Luc operation was performed. The maxillary sinus was opened with finding of caseous material. Postoperative histopathological examination of this material revealed the presence of aspergillus. Results of follow-up examination up to 8 months postoperative showed no recurrence
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