Aspergillosis of the maxillary sinus secondary to a foreign body (amalgam) in the maxillary antrum.
Burnham R, Bridle C
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Centre, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom. richardb980@aol.com
We report a case of a Maxillary sinus aspergilloma, which presented after 2 years of symptoms of chronic sinusitis. There was an isolatable triggering event of extrusion of an amalgam filling material into the sinus. This was a complication of surgical extraction of the upper right second molar by his general dental practitioner.
Published 1 June 2009 in Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 47(4): 313-5.
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