Impact of early detection of acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis in immunocompromised patients.
Mariana L C SilveiraWilma T Anselmo-LimaFrancesca M FariaDanielle L C QueirozRodrigo L NogueiraMarcelo G J LeiteRicardo M LessaBelinda P SimõesEdwin TamashiroFabiana C P ValeraPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
Implementation of this standardized protocol was related to a considerably low mortality rate among patients with suspected AIFRS at our Institution. Frozen-section biopsy revealed high accuracy to diagnose AIFRS. The current protocol including frozen-tissue biopsy improved the evaluation and survival rates of immunocompromised patients with presumed AIFRS.