Orbital Complication of a Paranasal Sinus Actinomycosis

Autor:	Pedro Cavilhas, João Pimentel, Pedro Escada
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Amoxicillin University hospital medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Ethmoid sinus Clavulanic acid Weeks pregnant medicine Actinomycosis business Complication Sinus (anatomy) medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 147
ISSN:	1097-6817 0194-5998
Popis:	Objective: 1) Describe the first reported case of paranasal sinus actinomycosis associated with an orbital complication. 2) Describe other unusual features of the case: the occurrence of the infection in an immunocompetent pregnant patient, the involvement of the ethmoid sinus, the safety of a surgical treatment in a 15-week pregnant patient.Method: Case report of a 25-year-old woman, 15 weeks pregnant. Disease studied: Ethmoid sinus actinomycosis complicated by an subperiosteal orbital abscess. Setting: Tertiary referral university hospital. Intervention: Intravenous antibiotic therapy associated with a surgical treatment under general anesthesia. Outcome measurement: Safety and efficacy of the treatment.Results: The patient was admitted for treatment of the complicated rhinosinusitis. She immediately started intravenous antibiotic therapy with amoxicillin and clavulanic acid and a surgical drainage under general anesthesia was indicated. Risks for the patient and for the fetus were discussed and the inf...
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