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Publication Allergic fungal sinusitis(Kathmandu University, 2008) Mallick, S; Sharma, V; Lavania, A; Borgohain, BAbstract Allergic Fungal Sinusitis (AFS) is believed to be an allergic reaction of the sinus mucosa to environmental fungi that is finely dispersed into the air. We present a 23 year old man who presented to us with a unilateral nasal mass with foul smelling discharge and headache. Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) was performed. Microbiology and histopathological examination of the mass confirmed it to be a case of AFS. Key words: Allergic fungal sinusitis, Nasal polyps, FESSPublication Ectopic canine tooth: A rare cause for maxillary antral mucocoele(Kathmandu University, 2006) Sharma, V; Lavania, A; Mallick, SA; Sharma, MA 40-year-old female presented with a 10 year history of left sided facial pain and occasional purulent nasal discharge, refractory to antibiotics. Dental examination showed 3 missing teeth in left maxilla one of which had no history of extraction. X-ray paranasal sinus showed a bony opacity in the maxillary sinus but nasal endoscopy was normal. C.T. scan revealed a radio-opaque shadow arising from medial wall of left maxillary sinus with a large maxillary mucocoele. Caldwell-Luc procedure was done and an ectopic canine tooth was seen arising from the medial antral wall. Extraction of the tooth with excision of mucocoele resulted in relieving of the symptoms. Keywords: ectopic tooth, maxillary mucocoelePublication Orbital cellulitis - A complication of sinusitis(Kathmandu University, 2005) Lavania, A; Sharma, V; Reddy, NS; Baksh, RA 9 years old patient presented with swelling and severe pain in right eye with diplopia; with normal visual acuity. CT scan of paranasal sinus revealed right eye axial proptosis and dehiscence in lamina papyracia. After thorough investigation, patient was posted for surgical drainage and decompression of the right orbit. Patient, improved after surgery and followed regularly for last 2 months. Key word: Orbital cellulitis- A complication of sinusitis.