Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis following infection of ethmoidal and maxillary sinuses: a case report

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1994 Jun;29(3):249-55. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(94)90171-6.

Abstract

A 10-year-old boy with a unilateral septic cavernous sinus thrombosis complicating infection of the ethmoidal and maxillary sinuses is described. The causative agents identified were Eikenella corrodens and Staphylococcus aureus. The disease was cured without any sequelae.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Cavernous Sinus* / diagnostic imaging
  • Child
  • Eikenella corrodens*
  • Ethmoid Sinusitis / complications*
  • Ethmoid Sinusitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / complications*
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / diagnostic imaging
  • Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / etiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed