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ArticleCase reports in otolaryngology2025

Unprecedented Finding of Isolated Sphenoid Fungal Ball in a Child: A Case Report.

Karl El Mendelek, Joseph Makhlouf, Charbel Daoud, Fouad El Fata, Jihad El Khoury

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Karl El MendelekDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9642-649X
Joseph MakhloufDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Charbel DaoudDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Fouad El FataDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Jihad El KhouryDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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Abstract

Sphenoid sinus fungal ball is an uncommon disease that often occurs in adult patients, due to the rarity of sphenoid diseases in the pediatric population. To our knowledge, we were able to describe the first case of isolated sphenoid fungal ball, or mycetoma, in a child. No previous cases have been mentioned in the literature. We are presenting the case of a pediatric patient who presented with a long-standing refractory headache.

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fungal ballheadachemycetomasphenoid sinus

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