Endoscopic surgical management of frontal Aspergillus sinusitis with multidrug-resistant staphylococcus epidermidis coinfection complicated by an orbital subperiosteal abscess: A case report
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We report a rare case that was successfully diagnosed and managed at the National Otolaryngology Hospital of Vietnam. The patient presented with Frontal Aspergillus sinusitis complicated by coinfection with multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis, resulting in a superior superomedial orbital subperiosteal abscess. The atypical clinical presentation posed significant diagnostic challenges, while the high superomedial location of the abscess made endoscopic surgical management technically demanding, requiring complete removal of the fungal lesion from the frontal sinus together with adequate drainage of the orbital subperiosteal abscess. The patient was successfully treated using a purely endoscopic approach, without requiring an external surgical approach, resulting in a favorable clinical outcome.
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Frontal fungal sinusitis;, Fungal rhinosinusitis, Aspergillus sinusitis, Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis, Orbital subperiosteal abscess
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