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ArticleJournal of rhinology : official journal of the Korean Rhinologic Society2026

A Case of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis-Like Syndrome: Clinical and Immunopathological Comparison With Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis.

Se Yeon Lee, Dong Won Jung, Song Hee Han, Woo Yong Bae

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Article in Journal of rhinology : official journal of the Korean Rhinologic Society, 2026. 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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Se Yeon LeeDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Dong Won JungDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Song Hee HanDepartment of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Woo Yong BaeDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea. doncamel@dau.ac.kr.

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Abstract

Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS)-like syndrome refers to clinical presentations resembling AFS that do not fully satisfy established diagnostic criteria. We report a case of AFS-like syndrome in a 33-year-old woman, characterized by the presence of fungal hyphae within eosinophilic mucin despite negative systemic allergy testing, and we evaluate the limitations of current diagnostic frameworks. This report further examines the shared immunopathological spectrum between AFS and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, highlighting the importance of an integrated clinical approach to fungal hypersensitivity disorders affecting both the upper and lower airways.

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Allergic fungal sinusitisAspergillosis, Allergic bronchopulmonaryEosinophiliaImmunoglobulin E

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PMID42548226
PMCPMC13434376

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