Isolated Sphenoid Sinusitis withNontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Bacteremia in a Healthy Child
- Author:
Min Jeong SEOK
1
;
Kyu Young CHOI
;
Saeam SHIN
;
Ky Young CHO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Pediatric Infection & Vaccine 2020;27(1):62-68
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Abstract: Acute bacterial sinusitis is one of the most common diseases in children, and 5–13% of patients with viral upper respiratory infection experience secondary bacterial sinusitis as a complication. Isolated sphenoid sinusitis is rarer than frontal, maxillary, and ethmoid sinusitis. However, it presents potentially devastating complications, such as cranial nerve involvement, brain abscess, and meningitis, owing to its anatomical location. Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) commonly causes acute bacterial sinusitis but rarely causes bacteremia, particularly in immunocompetent patients. We present a rare case of a 14-year-old boy with bacteremia due to isolated sphenoid sinusitis caused by NTHi.
