Sinusitis caused by a rare organism, Cedecea lapagei

BMJ Case Reports
Michael E Duperret

Abstract

A 45-year-old man presented with acute sinusitis. He was treated with a 10-day course of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and a subsequent 14-day course of amoxicillin-clavulanate with no improvement in symptoms. Culture of purulent nasal secretions revealed the rare enterobacter Cedecea lapagei The patient had complete resolution of his symptoms after a 14-day course of gentamicin/dexamethasone nasal rinses. Emerging pathogens have been a timeless concern for physicians, as witnessed by the current SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. C. lapagei has been reported to cause human infection only a dozen times since its discovery, all in severely compromised patients. This is the first documented case of sinusitis reported with C. lapagei and may portend a rising prevalence of disease burden in the general population. This case demonstrates the necessity of obtaining cultures when standard antibiotics result in treatment failure.

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