Abstract
Fungal balls consist of rounded conglomerates of fungal mycelia, which can form within a pre-existing cavity. They are mostly found in the paranasal sinuses in the head and neck regions. Cholesterol granuloma is a fibrotic lesion that develops as a tissue response to a foreign body such as cholesterol crystals or hemosiderin and is often associated with chronic otitis media. We present the unusual case of a 62-year-old male who was treated for chronic otitis media, which was histologically confirmed as a fungal ball and cholesterol granuloma in the middle ear cavity following tympanomastoidectomy. This is the first reported case of synchronous fungal ball and cholesterol granuloma in the middle ear cavity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 210-213 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Audiology and Otology |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Cholesterol granuloma
- Fungal ball
- Middle ear.
Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics
- Medicine
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