Cavernous sinus and jugular thromboses, base of skull osteomyelitis and cranial nerve palsies: catastrophic complications of sphenoid sinusitis

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 pre...

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Autores principales: Jih, Wen-An, Shukla, Tej, Gillespie, Jennifer, Chapman, Paul Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
Materias:
Case Reports: Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9896245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36731941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-253496
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Sumario: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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