Maxillary Sinus Candidiasis with Remarkable Calcification, a Case Report

Abstract

A 60 year-old female came to our clinic with the complaints of postnasal discharge of 7 years' duration, lightheadedness and recurrent swelling of the left nasal vestibule. Computed tomography revealed a low density mass occupying the left maxillary sinus, in which were observed high density shadows considered to be calculi.
Exploratory anthrotomy revealed polypoid hypertrophy of the mucous membrane of the sinus and a caseous mass within the sinus. Histologically this caseous mass contained much sand-like material, identified as candida proliferation surrounded by marked calcification.
This is an interesting case because of the calcifying process of degenerative change secondary to candidiasis in the maxillary sinus.