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Clinical Study Annales d'oto-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico faciale : bulletin de la Societe d'oto-laryngologie des hopitaux de Paris 1996

Mucormycosis-actinomycosis and caseous dental sinusitis associated with sinusal foreign body.

Braun JJ, Gentine A, Bourjat P, Koenig H, Conraux C — Annales d'oto-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico faciale : bulletin de la Societe d'oto-laryngologie des hopitaux de Paris, 1996

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Summary

What Researchers Did

The authors reported an uncommon case of caseous dental sinusitis with co-infection by mucorales and actinomycetes in a patient.

What They Found

They found an unusual case of caseous dental sinusitis co-infected with mucorales and actinomycetes in a patient with a history of lymphoma 18 years prior. Complete recovery was achieved following surgery, amphotericin B, and hyperbaric oxygen.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it reports a single case from outside Canada.

Study Limitations

The primary limitation of this study is its nature as a single case report, which limits the generalizability of its findings.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Infection
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 9124770
Year Published 1996
Journal Annales d'oto-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico faciale : bulletin de la Societe d'oto-laryngologie des hopitaux de Paris
MeSH Terms Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial; Aged; Female; Foreign Bodies; Humans; Maxillary Sinusitis; Mucormycosis; Prognosis

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