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Life-threatening complications of sinusitis: Two case reports

Sinüzitin hayatı tehdit eden komplikasyonları: İki olgu sunumu

Orhan D. KARA
Önder YAVAŞCAN
Sümer SÜTÇÜOĞLU
Sinan KURTUL
Müge KUZU
Nejat AKSU
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123–129
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In conclusion, serious and life-threatening complications are uncommon in sinusitis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Despite improvements in antibiotic therapies and surgical techniques, sinusitis still carries a risk of serious and potentially fatal complications.
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Key Findings & Data:Especially, orbital and intracranial complications can cause a high rate of mortality and morbidity.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, serious and life-threatening complications are uncommon in sinusitis.
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Abstract

Despite improvements in antibiotic therapies and surgical techniques, sinusitis still carries a risk of serious and potentially fatal complications. Especially, orbital and intracranial complications can cause a high rate of mortality and morbidity. We describe our experience in managing two children with sinusitis who were admitted with life-threatening complications. One case presented with complete blindness due to optic neuritis as a complication of bilateral sphenoidal and left ethmoidal sinusitis. The other case was admitted with loss of consciousness due to intracranial abscess as a consequence of pansinusitis. In conclusion, serious and life-threatening complications are uncommon in sinusitis. However, a high index of suspicion, accurate diagnosis, and rapid intervention by medical and/or surgical methods could prevent severe complications.

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Antibiyotik tedavilerindeki ve cerrahi yöntemlerdeki gelişmelere rağmen sinüzite bağlı komplikasyonlar günümüzde ölümle sonuçlanabilecek ciddi riskler taşımaktadır. Özellikle intrakraniyal ve orbital komplikasyonlar yüksek oranda mortalite ve morbidite ile sonuçlanabilmektedir. Bu yazıda tıbbi olarak başarılı bir şekilde tedavi edilmiş sinüzit komplikasyonlu iki hasta sunulmuştur. Akut görme kaybı ile başvuran 13 yaşındaki kız hasta, bilateral sfenoidal ve sol etmoidal sinüzite bağlı optik nörit, bayılma nedeniyle başvuran 12 yaşındaki erkek hasta ise pansinüzite bağlı intrakraniyal abse olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, sinüzitte ciddi ve yaşamı tehdit eden komplikasyonlar nadirdir. Ancak mortalite ve morbiditeyi azaltmada şüpheci yaklaşım ile hızlı tanı ve tedavi çok önemlidir.

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KARA, O. D., YAVAŞCAN, Ö., SÜTÇÜOĞLU, S., KURTUL, S., KUZU, M., AKSU, N. (2005). Life-threatening complications of sinusitis: Two case reports. İzmir Tepecik Eğitim Hastanesi Dergisi, Cilt: 15 - Sayı: 2, 123–129. https://ajindex.com/articles/268552

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