Time equals sight: Sphenoid sinus aspergilloma with vision loss

Gawahir A Ali; Muna Al Maslamani; Mahir Petkar; Adham Ammar; Wael Goravey

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01440

Time equals sight: Sphenoid sinus aspergilloma with vision loss

IDCases. 2022 Feb 1:27:e01440. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01440. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Gawahir A Ali¹, Muna Al Maslamani¹, Mahir Petkar², Adham Ammar², Wael Goravey¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

Sphenoid sinus aspergilloma (SSA) with visual loss has rarely been reported. Timely recognition and prompt surgical intervention are crucial to avoid permanent neurological consequences.

Keywords: Aspergilloma; Sphenoid sinus; Visual loss; Voriconazole.