An unusual presentation of sphenoid sinusitis with septicaemia in a healthy young adult.
Streptococcus pneumonia and Haemophilus influenzae account for more than 50% of bacterial acute sinusitis. Isolated sphenoid sinusitis is a rare disease with potentially devastating complications such as cranial nerve involvement, brain abscess, and meningitis. It occurs at an incidence of about 2.7% of all sinus infections. There have been no previous reported cases of unilateral sphenoid sinusitis presenting as septicaemia in an otherwise healthy young immunocompetent adult.
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D000328:Adult; D006192:Haemophilus Infections; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome