Pseudomonas rhinosinusitis

Abstract

Although rare in the otherwise healthy patient, pseudomonas rhinosinusitis is encountered most frequently in the immunocompromised host or severely traumatized patient. Intravenous antibiotic therapy in conjunction with aggressive surgical drainage is required. Two cases are documented that are typical of this philosophy. A third patient with isolated nasal involvement, because of multiple medical disabilities, was treated with local debridement and topical therapy alone and responded.