08 April 2025
: Case report 
Acremonium strictum Sphenoid Sinusitis in an Immunocompetent Patient
Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare disease
Yuting Wang1BCDEF, Qingzhong Liu1ACF, Huiming Sheng
2BD, Shuohui Yang3CEF*
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946501
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946501
Figure 2. The preoperative endoscopic images (A–C) and the postoperative endoscopic images (D–F). (A–C). Purulent secretion (arrow) was seen in the left olfactory groove, the sphenoid sinus ostium was covered by scabs, and the inferior turbinates were slightly hyperemic and edematous. (D, E) Dry scabs (arrow head) were seen in the sphenoid sinus ostium. (F) After scabs were removed, no obvious secretion was seen in the sphenoid sinus cavity (double arrowheads).