rifampin and Maxillary-Sinusitis

Seventeen cases of infections due to Cunninghamella species have been reported worldwide in humans, and there have been only three survivors. We report a case of paranasal sinusitis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an elderly patient who had diabetes mellitus and myelodysplasia. After receiving 7 weeks of therapy with deoxycholate amphotericin B (44 mg/kg or a total of 3 g) and rifampin, the patient was cured and did not have to undergo radical surgery.

Topics: Aged; Amphotericin B; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ethmoid Sinusitis; Humans; Male; Maxillary Sinusitis; Mucorales; Mucormycosis; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Paranasal Sinuses; Rifampin; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Topics: Aged; Antitubercular Agents; Drug Therapy, Combination; Ethambutol; Female; Humans; Isoniazid; Maxillary Sinusitis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Nasal Obstruction; Nasal Polyps; Pyrazinamide; Rifampin; Tuberculosis

Sinus lift is a predictable procedure for increasing alveolar bone height in the posterosuperior alveolar regions to allow oral prosthetic rehabilitation. Several complications have been documented in the literature and vary from sinus membrane perforation to maxillary rhinosinusitis. The authors present a case of Gemella morbillorum acute sinusitis after sinus lift surgery. The purpose of this report is to describe the surgical and pharmacological management of a patient allergic to penicillin.

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bone Transplantation; Drug Hypersensitivity; Endoscopy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gemella; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Humans; Levofloxacin; Maxillary Sinusitis; Middle Aged; Penicillins; Reoperation; Rifampin; Sinus Floor Augmentation; Surgical Wound Infection; Vancomycin