Sino-orbital aspergillosis in a dog

Fungal rhinitis-sinusitis is common in dogs and can be a primary infection or secondary to nasal trauma, foreign bodies, or neoplasia. Invasion of bone is usually restricted to the nasal turbinates, but infecti on may extend through the cribriform plate, palatine bones, or the orbit. Topical treatment may be successful, providing all affected cavities are ef fectively saturated with antifungal medication.