Abstract
Background: Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis is a unique type of disease, which occurs between 5 and 10 percent of all disease
patients. It is caused by long term , severe allergic inflammation directed against various fungi. AFRS patients are
immunocompetent and exhibit evidence of allergy to one or more species of fungi. Management includes medical treatment and
surgical procedure . Diagnosis is confirmed after surgery by histopathology including Fungal cultures
Objective: To determine the frequency of intracranial and intraorbital extension of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis
Methods: Conducted in ENT Department, Mayo Hospital , Lahore during 07 Sep 2021 to 15 Feb 2022. The demographical
information included, their name, age, gender, address and contact number for correspondence. Patients between 20-60 years of
age, Patients of both gender viz male and female and patients diagnosed with AFRS as per operational definition. The data analysis
is carried out using computer based statistical package for social sciences (spss) 20 version.
Result: Mean age of study population was 41.23 year with a standard deviation 9.27 years. Male were dominant with a frequency
of 59(59%). Diabetes Mellitus was found in 43(43%). Intra cranial extension was noted in 39(39%) of cases. On the other hand,
intraorbital extension was present in 73(73%) cases.
Conclusion: It was noted a high prevalence of intraorbital extension in allergic fungal rhinosinusitis. Recommendations for
current practice and future research.