Sinusitis in the immunocompromised person can be a fulminant or even fatal illness. Aggressive treatment with intravenous antibiotics and surgery is often warranted. We report 13 cases of sinusitis in immunocompromised patients who, having failed medical treatment, required surgical management of their sinus disease. Among the patients whose sinuses were cultured intraoperatively, 63% grew Staphylococcus aureus. Most of the patients showed improvement in their infections, and none had complications of surgery.
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