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Allergic Fungal Sinusitis Caused by Exserohilum rostratum and Literature Review

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A case of allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) caused by Exserohilum rostratum, proven by culture and histopathology of the biopsy material, is described. The identity of the isolate was confirmed by sequencing of ITS region of rDNA. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of allergic E. rostratum sinusitis from Kuwait and Arabian Peninsula. Ten previously described cases of AFS have been reviewed. The report highlights the emerging importance of E. rostratum as a human pathogen in this region and role of molecular methods in its accurate identification.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Al-Adan Hospital, Hadiya, Kuwait

    Salma Alajmi & Ahlam Jeragh

  2. Department of Eye, Nose and Throat, Al-Adan Hospital, Hadiya, Kuwait

    Rafik Mahmoud Koratum

  3. Department of Pathology, Al-Adan Hospital, Hadiya, Kuwait

    Hany Ibrahim

  4. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P. O. Box 24923, Safat, 1311, Kuwait

    Ziauddin Khan, Suhail Ahmad, Leena Joseph & Soumya Varghese

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Alajmi, S., Koratum, R.M., Khan, Z. et al. Allergic Fungal Sinusitis Caused by Exserohilum rostratum and Literature Review. Mycopathologia 184, 89–96 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-018-0288-z

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