Cavernous sinus and jugular thromboses, base of skull osteomyelitis and cranial nerve palsies: catastrophic complications of sphenoid sinusitis.
BMJ Case Rep
; 16(2)2023 Feb 02.
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| ID: mdl-36731941
ABSTRACT
Sphenoid sinusitis is a clinically important entity as it may be associated with catastrophic complications including cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST), cerebral abscess or infarction, meningitis, base of skull osteomyelitis and cranial nerve palsies. We report a case of occult sphenoid sinusitis presenting as Streptococcus intermedius bacteraemia, bilateral jugular vein and CST, cranial nerve palsy and base of skull osteomyelitis.
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Assunto principal:
Osteomielite
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Trombose
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Seio Cavernoso
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Sinusite Esfenoidal
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Doenças dos Nervos Cranianos
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Trombose do Corpo Cavernoso
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Humans
Idioma:
En
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BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
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Austrália