title: Recurrent facial pain due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa sinusitis.
abstract: Pseudomonas (P) aeruginosa has been rarely reported as a causative agent of chronic sinusitis in otherwise healthy individuals, mostly as part of polymicrobial infections, while it has been frequently described among immunocompromised patients. We report a case of chronic maxillary sinustitis due to P. aeruginosa presenting as recurrent facial pain in a previously healthy middle-aged woman. Bacteriological diagnosis was established by tissue cultures and definitive treatment was achieved by surgical intervention and postoperative antibiotic treatment along with topical care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece. vdanielidis@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Vasilis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Danielides
authors.forename: Christina-Sophia
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Nousia
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gesouli
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papakostas
authors.forename: Haralampos J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Milionis
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skevas
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications*