Cavernous sinus thrombosis progression from trismus

In the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, patients with trismus can be easily identified. If the cause of trismus is infection of the masticatory space near the pterygoid plexus, the possibility of cavernous sinus thrombosis should be considered. We report the case of a patient who presen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cho, Jin Yong, Kim, Hyeon Min, Ryu, Jae Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4347033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25741468
http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2015.41.1.43
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Sumario:In the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, patients with trismus can be easily identified. If the cause of trismus is infection of the masticatory space near the pterygoid plexus, the possibility of cavernous sinus thrombosis should be considered. We report the case of a patient who presented with limited mouth opening and progressed to cavernous sinus thrombosis, along with a review of the relevant literature.

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