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ArticleCureus2021

Allergic Fungal Sinusitis: Ophthalmic Complications Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Potential of Telemedicine.

Stephen C Dryden, William I Evans, Paul J Percelay, Simon A Johnson, Mary E Hoehn

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephen C DrydenOphthalmology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA.
William I EvansOphthalmology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA.
Paul J PercelayOphthalmology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA.
Simon A JohnsonOphthalmology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA.
Mary E HoehnOphthalmology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of a 26-year-old female who initially presented to an outside optometrist with complaints of proptosis and decreased visual acuity. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) obtained at that time was concerning for allergic fungal sinusitis. Unfortunately, the patient's referral to ophthalmology was delayed due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. On presentation to ophthalmology one year later, the patient had clinically deteriorated with significant visual and olfactory loss. She underwent emergent endoscopic sinus surgery by otolaryngology with histological analysis of the sinus debris confirming allergic fungal sinusitis. This is a unique case demonstrating the devastating impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on patient care for an otherwise treatable condition. We propose the utilization of telemedicine networks as a way to prevent similar complications.

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advanced diseaseallergic fungal sinusitiscoviddelaydelayed presentationdelayed treatmentophthalmologyorbit

Identifiers

PMID34422487
PMCPMC8370570
OpenAlexW3186497556

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