Gonorrhea-positive sinus cultures in a 15-year-old with allergic fungal sinusitis

Kimberly Donner; Yann-Fuu Kou; Anna Tomkies; Dinesh Rakheja; Ron B Mitchell; Gopi Shah

doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000654388.09692.8a

Gonorrhea-positive sinus cultures in a 15-year-old with allergic fungal sinusitis

JAAPA. 2020 Mar;33(3):31-33. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000654388.09692.8a.

Authors

Kimberly Donner¹, Yann-Fuu Kou, Anna Tomkies, Dinesh Rakheja, Ron B Mitchell, Gopi Shah

Affiliation

¹ Kimberly Donner practices pediatric otolaryngology at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Tex. Yann-Fuu Kou is a pediatric otolaryngology fellow at Cincinnati (Ohio) Children's Hospital and a previous resident in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Anna Tomkies is a resident in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dinesh Rakheja is a professor of pathology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Ron B. Mitchell is a professor and vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and chief of pediatric otolaryngology at Children's Medical Center. GopiShah is an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

PMID: 32097213
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000654388.09692.8a

Abstract

This article describes a patient with gonorrhea in sinus cultures and allergic fungal sinusitis. A multidisciplinary team was assembled to deliver the results to the minor patient and her family and provide support and resources for long-term care.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Azithromycin / administration & dosage
Bipolaris / isolation & purification
Doxycycline / administration & dosage*
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Gonorrhea*
Humans
Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification*
Patient Care Team
Sinusitis / diagnosis*
Sinusitis / drug therapy
Sinusitis / microbiology*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Azithromycin
Doxycycline