How to Treat Nasal Fungal Infections

Nasal fungal infections include invasive fungal sinusitis, fungus ball and allergic fungal sinusitis, which should be treated according to their types, such as surgery and medication. 1. Invasive fungal sinusitis (1) Surgical treatment: sinus debridement is often required to extensively remove the mucosa and bone wall of the involved sinuses. Surgical methods include traditional approach and endoscopic surgery. (2) Drug therapy: invasive fungal sinusitis can be treated with drugs such as itraconazole and clotrimazole after surgery. 2. Fungal ball: its treatment is mainly to carry out sinus lesion cleanup surgery, and generally do not need to cooperate with antifungal drug treatment after surgery. 3. Allergic fungal sinusitis (1) Surgical treatment: Intra-sinus lesion clearance is often performed to establish smooth ventilation and drainage. (2) drug treatment: allergic fungal sinusitis need to use prednisone and other systemic drugs for treatment after surgery. Usually, more rest should be taken and attention should be paid to nasal hygiene. If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time for diagnosis and treatment. The use of specific drugs, should be under the guidance of the doctor.