Korean J Med.  2016 Dec;91(3):334-337. 10.3904/kjm.2016.91.3.334.

Sphenoid Sinusitis with Haemophilus influenzae Septicemia

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
  • 3Department of Infectious Diseases, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. yoonseony@gmail.com

Abstract

Haemophilus influenzae grows both aerobically and anaerobically and is an exclusively human pathogen. We present a case of septicemia originating from unilateral sphenoid sinusitis caused by non-typeable H. influenzae. No reports of sinusitis presenting as septicemia in a healthy young immunocompetent adult in South Korea have previously been published.

Keyword

Haemophilus influenzae; Sphenoid sinusitis; Septicemia

MeSH Terms

Adult
Haemophilus influenzae*
Haemophilus*
Humans
Influenza, Human
Korea
Sepsis*
Sinusitis
Sphenoid Sinus*
Sphenoid Sinusitis*
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