Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, MYS
  • 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Tuanku Fauziah, Kangar, MYS
Cureus, 2025 Feb;17(2):e79561.
PMID: 40151722 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.79561

Abstract

Sphenoid sinus fungal ball is a rare occurrence. To diagnose isolated sphenoid sinus fungal ball pathology accurately and promptly, a high index of clinical suspicion, routine office nasal endoscopy, and radiological imaging are essential. In this case report, we discuss a woman in her 60s who presented with chronic generalized headache. Incidental findings of computed tomography of the brain revealed a lesion in the sphenoid sinus, which was later diagnosed and treated as a fungal mycetoma.

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