Fatal paranasal sinusitis presenting as trigeminal neuralgia.
Headache
; 46(1): 174-8, 2006 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-16412169
ABSTRACT
Trigeminal neuralgia is rare in patients with paranasal sinusitis. The authors describe a case of paranasal sinusitis that appeared as an insidious onset of trigeminal neuralgia along the distribution of ophthalmic and maxillary branches, followed by rapid intracranial invasion with temporal meningoencephalitis and subdural empyema, and finally a fatal outcome.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças dos Seios Paranasais
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Sinusite
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Neuralgia do Trigêmeo
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Headache
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article