First Case Report of Sinusitis with Lophomonas blattarum from Iran
Joint Authors
Berenji, Fariba
Parian, Mahmoud
Fata, Abdolmajid
Bakhshaee, Mahdi
Fattahi, Fereshte
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Lophomonas blattarum is a rare cause of bronchopulmonary and sinus infection.
This paper presents a rare case of Lophomonas sinusitis.
Case Presentation.
The patient was a 31-year-old woman who was admitted because of a history of upper respiratory infection and sinusitis.
Direct microscopic examination of the sputum and nasal discharge showed large numbers of living Lophomonas blattarum with irregular movement of flagella.
The patient was successfully treated by Metronidazole 750 mg t.i.d.
for 30 days.
Conclusions.
This is the first case report of Lophomonas blattarum sinusitis from Iran.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Berenji, Fariba& Parian, Mahmoud& Fata, Abdolmajid& Bakhshaee, Mahdi& Fattahi, Fereshte. 2016. First Case Report of Sinusitis with Lophomonas blattarum from Iran. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Berenji, Fariba…[et al.]. First Case Report of Sinusitis with Lophomonas blattarum from Iran. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Berenji, Fariba& Parian, Mahmoud& Fata, Abdolmajid& Bakhshaee, Mahdi& Fattahi, Fereshte. First Case Report of Sinusitis with Lophomonas blattarum from Iran. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100955
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100955