SPHENOIDAL ASPERGILLOSIS IN A SEED-SHOP KEEPER

Human infections due to Aspergillosis Fungi are unusual and occur pref erentially in defenceless patients. Nonetheless, our patient, a seed-s hop owner, was not immuno-depressed and became infected by inhalating or chewing the seeds. Moreover, the aspergillosis was situated in the sphenoidal sinus, which is extremely unusual. In fact, the initial pse udo tumoral and misleading appearance justified a surgical biopsy whic h revealed a black << truffle >> suggestive of aspergillosis and was c onfirmed by anatomo-pathology.