title: An exotic sinusitis.
abstract: We report a case of sinusitis caused by mixed free-living amoebae, Acanthamoeba and Naegleria, in an immunocompetent host; this has not been documented before. Free-living amoebae should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pathogens that cause sinusitis with or without central nervous system involvement, especially when bacteria or fungi are not found by smear, biopsy or culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. tmymv@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Yaowalark
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sukthana
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rigunti
authors.forename: Chutatip
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Siripanth
authors.forename: Teerachai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusolsuk
authors.forename: Chalermchai
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chintrakarn
authors.forename: Boonchu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kulpaditharom
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D009253:Naegleria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods