Bilateral cavernous sinus and superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis in the setting of facial cellulitis
| Autor: | Almas Syed, Bruce Bell, Joseph Hise, Joseph Philip, Cedric Spak, Michael J. Opatowsky |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry 030206 dentistry General Medicine medicine.disease Cavernous sinus thrombosis Thrombosis Surgery 03 medical and health sciences Venous thrombosis 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Case Studies Cellulitis Cavernous sinus medicine business Superior ophthalmic vein 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Orbit (anatomy) |
| Popis: | Cavernous sinus thrombosis is a rare, potentially fatal cause of cerebral venous thrombosis. Infectious causes typically arise from the mid face, orbit, or sinonasal region. We present a case of bilateral cavernous sinus and superior ophthalmic thrombosis secondary to an extreme case of facial cellulitis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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