Mucormycosis in a patient with polyposis rhinosinusitis: A clinical case

Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that is highly pathogenic in immunocompromised patients. Its particular pathogen, Mucorales , might develop in the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract in patients with otolaryngological pathology. The article discusses a rare clinical case of mucormycosis and polyposis rhinosinusitis in a 37-year-old female patient. Clinical diagnosis was established by examination: chronic hyperplastic panrhinosinusitis associated with polyps, exacerbation. Histological analysis of the removed polypous tissue revealed fungal invasion. A control biopsy of the nasal mucosa with areas of hyperplasia was performed after etiopathogenetic therapy. Early diagnosis and treatment prevented severe complications. Fungal invasion of nasal polyps may indicate common mechanisms of polyposis rhinosinusitis and Mucorales development.