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Natesh Shivakumar1, Rajini Rajagopal1, Jonathan H Norris2
1Otolaryngology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, GBR.
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|December 2, 2020
Abstract:
Carotid artery dissection (CAD) is a haemorrhage into the arterial wall disrupting the intimal layers of the vessel. We present a case of a 16-year-old male with a non-traumatic spontaneous CAD. The patient presented with Horner's syndrome following an episode of orbital cellulitis secondary to sinusitis requiring sinus drainage surgery. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a CAD. The patient was treated with antiplatelet medication.
