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Case Reports
. 2006 Jun;23(6):e36.
doi: 10.1136/emj.2005.033340.

An unusual presentation of sphenoid sinusitis with septicaemia in a healthy young adult

D Rimal  1 , S M Hashmi, P R Prinsley
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Case Reports

An unusual presentation of sphenoid sinusitis with septicaemia in a healthy young adult

D Rimal et al. Emerg Med J. 2006 Jun.

Abstract

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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