What is allergic fungal sinusitis?

Allergic fungal sinusitis is an allergic reaction (inflammation of the sinuses) to environmental fungi that is finely dispersed into the air. This usually occurs with immunocompromised patients.

How do members experience allergic fungal sinusitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with allergic fungal sinusitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for allergic fungal sinusitis*

Who has allergic fungal sinusitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 4
30s 11
40s 7
50s 20
60s 17
70+ 7

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 15
Female 48

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What is allergic fungal sinusitis?

Allergic fungal sinusitis is an allergic reaction (inflammation of the sinuses) to environmental fungi that is finely dispersed into the air. This usually occurs with immunocompromised patients.



Common symptoms reported by people with allergic fungal sinusitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for allergic fungal sinusitis

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Compare treatments taken by people with allergic fungal sinusitis

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Who has allergic fungal sinusitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 31 say allergic fungal sinusitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 4
30s 11
40s 7
50s 20
60s 17
70+ 7
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 5
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 5
50-59 years 4
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 15
Female 48

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 26
Not Diagnosed 6

These charts show data from allergic fungal sinusitis patients who have completed their condition history
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