Salmonella enterica Subspecies diarizonae Maxillary Sinusitis in a Snake Handler: First Report

Lukas Horvath; Marcel Kraft; Karolos Fostiropoulos; Anna Falkowski; Philip E Tarr

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofw066

Salmonella enterica Subspecies diarizonae Maxillary Sinusitis in a Snake Handler: First Report

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 25;3(2):ofw066. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw066. eCollection 2016 Mar.

Authors

Lukas Horvath¹, Marcel Kraft¹, Karolos Fostiropoulos¹, Anna Falkowski², Philip E Tarr³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kantonsspital Baselland.
² Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine , University Hospital of Basel.
³ Infectious Diseases Service , University of Basel , Kantonsspital Baselland , Switzerland.

Abstract

In this study, we report the first case of reptile-associated maxillary sinusitis due to Salmonella enterica subspecies diarizonae in a snake handler and the third case of salmonella-associated sinusitis worldwide. The case highlights the potential of respiratory transmission and atypical salmonellosis presentations.

Keywords: hygiene precautions; reptile-associated salmonellosis; salmonella; sinusitis; snake handler.