Why am I the only one who smells rotten?It's a black mass from the nose
Feb 24, 2025
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The test result was 'fungal sinusitis'.
Qianxi, director of the Kangpuibhinolaryngology department in Taichung City, Taiwan, shared on social media the treatment cases of a 50-year-old female patient who recently visited the hospital.
According to Chen Shishi, the female patient visited the hospital after suffering from persistent postural symptoms (a phenomenon in which mucus produced in large quantities in Kona sinus goes over the back of the neck) and a bad smell coming from the nose for about three months.
CT scan revealed that the female's right sinus (empty space in the facial bone around the nose) was full of fungal lumps.
Director Qianxi diagnosed it with fungal sinusitis and recommended immediate surgery.
Fungal sinusitis is a disease that causes inflammation by entering the nose and multiplying within the sinuses.
Common symptoms include decreased sense of smell, fever, nasal inflammation, mucus similar to rubber cement, and odor that can only be detected by infected people.
If left untreated, the bacteria can enter the brain through blood vessels and threaten life.
Director Chen diagnosed that the fungus completely filled the woman's right maxillary sinus (empty space in the middle of the upper jaw bone) and that calcification, a characteristic of fungal infection, has progressed.
He performed endoscopic sinus surgery and removed the calcified black lumps. The large one reached about 1cm in length.
After that, the patient recovered his health and breathed a clear breath.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
