Left Pansinusitis and Periorbital and Intracranial Abscesses Due to Actinomyces Species

Paranasal sinusitis may occasionally be complicated by intraorbital or intracranial spread of infection. In this presentation, the authors report the case of a 17-year-old male with left pansinusitis complicated by periorbital and intracranial abscess secondary to an infection associated with Actinomyces spp. and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. This appears to be the first case report of Actinomyces involvement in the orbit or frontal sinus. The potential morbidity and/or mortality associated with locally invasive paranasal sinus abscess is reviewed. The combined medical and surgical management of this problem is presented.

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Spontaneous pneumocephalus associated with pneumocele of the frontal sinus

Cephalalgia ◽

10.1177/0333102410378047 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 30 (11) ◽

pp. 1400-1402 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Chong Yoon Park ◽

Kyung Soo Kim

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Case Report ◽

Paranasal Sinus ◽

Paranasal Sinuses ◽

Frontal Sinus ◽

Soft Tissues ◽

Rare Condition ◽

Severe Headache ◽

First Case

Background: Pneumoceles of the paranasal sinuses are a very rare condition; characterized by a distended air-filled paranasal sinus extending beyond the margins of the paranasal bone, with bony defects and extension of air into the surrounding soft tissues. Also, spontaneous pneumo-cephalus is a rare condition which represented only 0.6% in the largest reported series of pneumocephalus. Although pneumocephalus caused by sinogenic origins, such as osteoma, has been reported, spontaneous pneumocephalus has not been reported as a complication associated with pneumocele of the frontal sinus. Methods: We report a case of spontaneous pneumocephalus associated with a pneumocele involving the frontal sinus which presented as acute severe headache. Results: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report in literature reporting spontaneous pneumocephalus in association with pneumocele of the frontal sinus. Conclusions: Although pneumocele of the frontal sinus is a very rare condition, it can develop into spontaneous pneumocephalus, and thus it needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of acute severe headache.

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Intracranial abscess due to Prevotella bivia: First case report from India

Anaerobe ◽

10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102249 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 65 ◽

pp. 102249

Author(s):

Subhashree Samantaray ◽

Rakhi Biswas ◽

Gopalakrishnan Madhavan Sasidharan

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Intracranial Abscess ◽

First Case ◽

Prevotella Bivia

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Sepsis with multiple abscesses caused by staphylococcus warneri: a case report

Open Medicine ◽

10.2478/s11536-012-0066-0 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 45-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ivo Ivić ◽

Jakica Karanović ◽

Mirela Pavičić-Ivelja

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Human Disease ◽

Immunocompetent Patient ◽

Staphylococcal Infection ◽

Predisposing Factors ◽

Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus ◽

Staphylococcus Warneri ◽

First Case

AbstractCoagulase-negative Staphylococcus warneri is a rare cause of human disease, which as a rule manifests as an insidious and protracted infection of various prostheses and endovascular catheters. A case of Staphylococcus warneri sepsis with multiple abscesses in an immunocompetent patient free from the usual predisposing factors for coagulase-negative staphylococcal infection is presented. To our knowledge, this is the first case of sepsis with multiple abscesess caused by this bacterium reported in the literature.

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Unusual case of isolated frontal sinus mycosis after several years of frontal sinus fracture: case report

Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia Brazilian Neurosurgery ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1626243 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 33 (04) ◽

pp. 368-374

Author(s):

Demian Manzano Lopez Gonzalez ◽

Pablo Rubino

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Fungal Infection ◽

Maxillary Sinus ◽

Paranasal Sinus ◽

Frontal Sinus ◽

Unusual Case ◽

Immunocompetent Patient ◽

Maxillofacial Fractures ◽

Frontal Sinus Fracture ◽

Traumatic Episode

AbstractFractures of the frontal sinus account for 5 to 12% of all the maxillofacial fractures. There are different complications related to frontal sinus fractures and some of them may develop even years after the traumatic episode. Isolated fungal infection of the frontal sinus is very exceptional. The most commonly affected paranasal sinus by fungal infection is maxillary sinus. We present an unusual case of isolated fungal infection of the frontal sinus on an immunocompetent patient who had an old frontal sinus fracture that had happened 70 years before. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case in which these particular circumstances coexist.

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Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the orbit and frontal sinus of the adult woman: A first case report in Poland

Surgical Neurology International ◽

10.25259/sni_140_2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 234

Author(s):

Kacper Kostyra ◽

Bogusław Kostkiewicz

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Frontal Sinus ◽

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis ◽

Histopathological Examination ◽

Langerhans Cell ◽

Radical Excision ◽

Multisystem Disease ◽

Upper Eyelid ◽

First Case ◽

The Right

Background: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a term describing a clonal proliferation of pathologic Langerhans cells (histiocytes), which may manifest as unisystem (unifocal or multifocal) or multisystem disease. LCH is a rare cause of the orbital tumor with the predilection to its lateral wall which is particularly common in children. Case Description: We report an unusual case of a 33-year-old woman, 6 months after childbirth, who presented with the edema of the right orbit and upper eyelid with headaches. On physical examination, the patient had a right superior and lateral swelling of the eyelid and the orbit and right enophthalmos, without blurred vision. Magnetic resonance imaging showed well-defined, expansile, intensely homogeneously enhancing mass lesion in the right superolateral orbital rim with the destruction of the upper wall of the orbit, growing into the frontal sinus and frontal part of the cranium with the bold of the dura mater in this region. Radical excision of the tumor was achieved through a right fronto-temporo-orbito-zygomatic craniotomy. Histopathological examination had confirmed the diagnosis of the LCH. The patient was discharged home with a modified Rankin Scale score of 0. Conclusion: The main purpose of this case report is that LCH should be considered as one of the possible causes of quickly appearing tumor of the orbit in adults.

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