title: Simultaneous actinomycosis with aspergillosis in maxillary sinus.
abstract: We report a case with review of literature of actinomycosis accompanied with aspergillosis arising in unilateral maxillary sinus, in which it was completely cured after endoscopic sinus surgery and short term antibiotic therapy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report in literature reporting actinomycosis in combination with aspergillosis in the paranasal sinus. Also, we suggest short term antibiotic therapy within one month may be sufficient if the surgical opening of paranasal sinus involved by actinomycosis could be well preserved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 224-1, Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Ryun
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Won
authors.forename: Jae Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyung Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications*; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000382:microbiology; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination