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7803653

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
Atypical mycobacteria, which are common opportunistic pathogens in patients with AIDS, have not been previously implicated in the pathogenesis of paranasal sinus infections; we describe two such patients. Clinical and radiographic evidence of bilateral maxillary and ethmoid sinusitis was observed for one patient; his infection proved resistant to therapy with conventional antimicrobials and decongestants. Endoscopic ethmoid sinus biopsy yielded a specimen containing acid-fast bacilli (AFB) that were later identified as Mycobacterium kansasii. Antimycobacterial therapy had not resulted in amelioration of the sinusitis > 2 months later, at which time he died of cerebral toxoplasmosis. The second patient presented with a tender right frontotemporal soft-tissue mass; a computed tomogram disclosed that it extended through the frontal bone to the frontal sinus. Inflamed tissue debrided from the sinus contained AFB; cultures first yielded M. kansasii and later Mycobacterium avium complex. Bacteremia due to both organisms was also demonstrated. Infection progressed despite therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1058-4838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
789-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Paranasal sinus infection due to atypical mycobacteria in two patients with AIDS.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports