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Table 3 Clinical manifestations in patients with fungal sphenoid sinusitis

From: Clinical features of visual disturbances secondary to isolated sphenoid sinus inflammatory diseases

No.

Age/Sex

Visual Loss (VA)

Diplopia

Accompanying Symptoms

Underlying Diseases

Intervalb

Outcomes

Paina/Localization

Nasal Symptom

Visual Loss

Diplopia

2

65/F

R(2/200)

+/temporal, occipital

1 mo

No improvement

/

3c

56/F

R(NLP)

+/temporal,peri-orbital

rheumatoid arthritis

3 mo

No improvement

/

7c

61/F

R(NLP) L(NLP)

+/vertex,occipital

DM(U)

1 mo

No improvement

/

8

79/M

R(NLP)

+/frontal,retro-orbital

DM(U), ischemic heart disease

6 d

improvement

/

10

39/F

L(NLP)

+/temporal

DM(U)

2 y

No improvement

/

11

52/F

R(20/30)

+/occipital

nasal obstruction

1 y

improvement

/

13

74/F

L(20/200)

+

+/vertex

IGT, hypothyroidism

20 d

improvement

improvement

15

83/M

R(10/200)

+

+/occipital, retro-orbital

1 mo

No improvement

improvement

17c

31/M

+

+/vertex,occipital

bloody rhinorrhea

carriers of chronic hepatitis B virus

20 d

/

improvement

  1. Note: aAll patients had persistent ipsilateral headache
  2. bThe interval between the onset of visual disturbance and operation
  3. cCase 3 had been worked in a leather factory (warm and humid conditions) for 2 months (12 working hours/d), and had a history of high-dose steroids therapy because of rheumatoid arthritis. Case 7 refused to administrate anti-fungal agents postoperatively. Case 17 had been worked in a construction site year in year out, in which the diet and housing conditions were poor
  4. R right eye, L left eye, M male, F female, VA visual acuity, NLP no light perception, DM diabetes mellitus, U uncontrolled, IGT impaired glucose tolerance