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. 2020 Jul 17;12(7):e9233. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9233

Table 2. Imaging findings of allergic fungal sinusitis (N=46).

§ Of at least one side of the involved sinus; %t: percentage out of the total (N=46); %s: percentage out of the given sinus

Parameter Sinus
Sphenoid Maxillary Frontal Ethmoid
N %t %s N %t %s N %t %s N %t %s
Involvement 40 87.0 100.0 43 93.5 100.0 34 73.9 100.0 43 93.5 100.0
Side                        
Right 11 23.9 27.5 10 21.7 23.3 5 10.9 14.7 7 15.2 16.3
Left 7 15.2 17.5 10 21.7 23.3 9 19.6 26.5 11 23.9 25.6
Bilateral 22 47.8 55.0 23 50.0 53.5 20 43.5 58.8 25 54.3 58.1
Mucosal thickening 40 87.0 100.0 43 93.5 100.0 33 71.7 97.1 43 93.5 100.0
Increased intrasinus attenuation 38 82.6 95.0 41 89.1 95.3 30 65.2 88.2 39 84.8 90.7
Complete opacification § 34 73.9 85.0 34 73.9 79.1 29 63.0 85.3 32 69.6 74.4
Expansion 19 41.3 47.5 17 37.0 39.5 12 26.1 35.3 22 47.8 51.2
Remodelling 13 28.3 32.5 9 19.6 20.9 7 15.2 20.6 16 34.8 37.2
Wall thinning 22 47.0 55.0 20 43.5 46.5 14 30.4 41.2 25 54.3 58.1
Involvement of adjacent soft tissue 8 17.4 20.0 7 15.2 16.3 4 8.7 11.8 11 23.9 25.6